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Search program for Windows 7

  • 16-09-2009 9:02pm
    #1
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,304 ✭✭✭✭


    Lack of a search program for Windows 7 is driving me up the wall. Having 2 point something GB's of space, I'm not going to search it all every time, using that thing on the Start Menu, so I need a 3rd party file searcher. Also, I only want a searcher, not a entire explorer program (commander, I think it's called).

    If all else fails, I'll probably go for "Effective File Search" off http://www.sowsoft.com/search.htm


Comments

  • #2
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    WHy not just use the one built into the Windows Shell; Navigate to the folder and type the item into the search bar; Its indexed anyway.


  • #3
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,304 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Cryos wrote: »
    WHy not just use the one built into the Windows Shell; Navigate to the folder and type the item into the search bar; Its indexed anyway.
    Didn't see that before. Not bad, but not that great.


  • #4
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I find the built in Windows 7 search quite good. It will read ID3 tags and stuff in MP3s, probably some other metadata types too like EXIF in JPEGs, properties information in word docs, etc.


  • #5
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,304 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Meh. Went for the Effective File Seach program in the end. It was able to search 3TB's in 48 seconds, and find the file. Windows too a lot longer (I couldn't be bothered indexing all my drives).


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