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Searchmyfiles reviews
Searchmyfiles reviews






searchmyfiles reviews
  1. Searchmyfiles reviews install#
  2. Searchmyfiles reviews driver#
  3. Searchmyfiles reviews full#

I just searched Drive D for one word without specifying file type. SwiftSearch returns a clickable list of hits, with info on number of hits and the time the search took. My Drive D is 2 TB with over 291,000 files and 14,900 folders totaling 1.6 TB.

Searchmyfiles reviews full#

Typically searches yield full results in ~10 seconds or less, a significant speedup for many users.” SwiftSearch works differently: given administrator privileges, it completely bypasses the file system (only NTFS supported) and reads the file table directly every time, which speeds up search by many orders of magnitude. Most search utilities that achieve similar speeds do so by indexing drives while the computer is idle, but because idleness detection is so difficult to get right, in practice they end up slowing down the whole system just to speed up search. “SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your drives. I have been using SwiftSearch with good success. BTW: this was a problem with Everything as after closing the first search after a reboot it wouldn’t come up again unless I went into Task Manager and killed the process? I’ve now pinned it to my task bar for instant access.

searchmyfiles reviews

If you haven’t looked at this tool, I’ve used NirSoft utilities for years and never investigated this one for some reason, I’d suggest you give it a try. I’ve already configured one that excludes many directories from my standard search increasing speed, things like Samsung phone backup, Videos, Garmin Maps, etc. I found that you can setup search configurations for different common searches and save and reload them easily from the interface. They were all Excel files w/macros.Īnother thing is that SearchMyFiles offers a more configurable search, although somewhat overwhelming at first. I didn’t stop watch it but SearchMyFiles was noticeably faster and it found 28 more matching files. I tested using identical settings as follows:ĭirectory: G:\BEKDocs\Courses – Include Subdirectories

Searchmyfiles reviews driver#

Be sure to uncheck any additional software offered during the installation process, as you don’t need a driver updater.I just did a little testing of free search utilities and found NirSoft’s SearchMyFiles to IMHO work better than Everything.

Searchmyfiles reviews install#

Some reviews knock Auslogics for bundling additional junkware with this application, but they’ve cleaned up their act somewhat since then. The installer did offer to install Auslogics Driver Updater when we installed the duplicate file finder, however.

searchmyfiles reviews

It has other convenient features everyone should appreciate, such as a built-in preview pane that allows you to view images, listen to music files, and preview videos so you can see what files you’re deleting. Auslogics Duplicate File Finder is different from most, offering a simple interface that walks you through the process. Many duplicate file finders are rather complex, and packed with many different options. The Best Easy-to-Use Tool: Auslogics Duplicate File Finder This software isn’t free, but they do offer a free trial that you can use to test whether you like it. And of course, you don’t have to worry about crapware or spyware. If you’re really serious about finding and killing duplicate files, your best bet is Duplicate Cleaner Pro, which has an extremely simple interface with powerful features to delete duplicate files. Find and Delete Duplicate Files the Easy Way with Duplicate Cleaner Pro








Searchmyfiles reviews