UltraFileSearch
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
Hans Dietrich wrote:
for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7
I can't pretend that I think the way the Windows search works is great (it wasn't gratis in Windows Virus either), but I'm curious to know what you mean by this? What do you consider is wrong with the to to search?
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Hans Dietrich wrote:
for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7
I can't pretend that I think the way the Windows search works is great (it wasn't gratis in Windows Virus either), but I'm curious to know what you mean by this? What do you consider is wrong with the to to search?
I'm not heavy - I'm KIDNAP RESISTANT...
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, September 7, 1924Have you tried search in Windows 7? Did you find what you were looking for?
Best wishes, Hans
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
Thanks Hans, I hate the Weven search so this will be a life saver.
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Have you tried search in Windows 7? Did you find what you were looking for?
Best wishes, Hans
Well, let's just say that when I DO find what I'm searching for, it's mostly not due to Windows as much as great Search Foo...
I'm not heavy - I'm KIDNAP RESISTANT...
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, September 7, 1924 -
Well, let's just say that when I DO find what I'm searching for, it's mostly not due to Windows as much as great Search Foo...
I'm not heavy - I'm KIDNAP RESISTANT...
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, September 7, 1924I'm guessing that some PM at Microsoft had this "better idea" and got some idiotic focus group to back him up. Essentially, Windows 7 search makes it necessary to "program" a search, instead of filling in one text box and clicking Search. I don't understand why MS didn't make this an "optional" search. The PM must be a stupendous BS artist.
Best wishes, Hans
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
I'm using Agent Ransack[^], but I will give UltraFileSearch a chance.
Stephane "Facebook is like prison - sitting, wasting time, writing on walls and being poked by people you don'k even know."
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Have you tried search in Windows 7? Did you find what you were looking for?
Best wishes, Hans
i have no idea how Windows search actually works. i can't tell if it's searching file names or contents, what the name matching rules are, etc.. that's why i always keep a copy of Search And Replace[^] on my thumb drive
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I'm using Agent Ransack[^], but I will give UltraFileSearch a chance.
Stephane "Facebook is like prison - sitting, wasting time, writing on walls and being poked by people you don'k even know."
well, after testing UltraFileSearch is a lot slower than Agent Ransack ( 57sec vs 37sec ) and I really like that Agent Ransack gives a preview of the file contents with the line where the text is found.
Stephane "Facebook is like prison - sitting, wasting time, writing on walls and being poked by people you don'k even know."
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well, after testing UltraFileSearch is a lot slower than Agent Ransack ( 57sec vs 37sec ) and I really like that Agent Ransack gives a preview of the file contents with the line where the text is found.
Stephane "Facebook is like prison - sitting, wasting time, writing on walls and being poked by people you don'k even know."
Most of the time I search for a file name, not its contents. How does the speed compare if you're just searching for a file?
Best wishes, Hans
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Most of the time I search for a file name, not its contents. How does the speed compare if you're just searching for a file?
Best wishes, Hans
for file search without content, UltraFileSearch is ~2x faster
Stephane "Facebook is like prison - sitting, wasting time, writing on walls and being poked by people you don'k even know."
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Have you tried search in Windows 7? Did you find what you were looking for?
Best wishes, Hans
Maybe I've been lucky, but I've had a high success rate with Win 7 search. Mind you, I don't use it that often so perhaps I'm not seeing the glitches.
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
Hans Dietrich wrote:
for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7
Did MS not completely break the file search as far back as XP? As far as I remember NT worked great, XP was broken (just didn't work), Vista was pretty crap (with building indexes and stuff before it went off and did a search) and I either haven't tried it on 7 or it worked for me when I did.
Pete
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Maybe I've been lucky, but I've had a high success rate with Win 7 search. Mind you, I don't use it that often so perhaps I'm not seeing the glitches.
I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Hans Dietrich wrote:
for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7
Did MS not completely break the file search as far back as XP? As far as I remember NT worked great, XP was broken (just didn't work), Vista was pretty crap (with building indexes and stuff before it went off and did a search) and I either haven't tried it on 7 or it worked for me when I did.
Pete
Using it for just file name searches (sometimes with date & file size options), XP search worked every time for me. (I always turned off the indexing stuff on every XP box I had.) Vista I skipped.
Best wishes, Hans
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
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I'm not heavy - I'm KIDNAP RESISTANT...
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, September 7, 1924 -
A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
Looks interesting, but the free agent ransack also has a "file content search result preview" which I find invaluable.
vbfengshui
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A new version of the free UltraFileSearch has been released. This excellent search utility is a great replacement for those in shock at what Microsoft did to to search in Windows 7. Did I mention it's free? "This Utility does not use background indexing, does not waste system resources and does not use extra space on the disk."
Best wishes, Hans
Have a look at this mind blowing tool http://www.voidtools.com/[^]
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Have a look at this mind blowing tool http://www.voidtools.com/[^]
I actually used Everything for quite a while, before I switched to UltraFileSearch. My biggest complaint about Everything is that every time I went to do a search, Everything would start by indexing the HD first; and that stuff about "a few seconds" is bullcrap. On my big dev drives it would take 10 seconds and more. I also like the UI of UltraFileSearch better, but that is just subjective. Overall Everything seems like a fine product; you just have to be aware that it's index-based, and get some realistic timings.
Best wishes, Hans
