Hi everybody,
Fristly, I am not sure if I am posting this in the proper forum area ... ? If not, Forum moderators please assist and relocate this thread.
I have found and used a new PC-WIndows-based search tool. It only searches on filenames and only on NTFS volumes (which everyone should be using everywhere anyway for hard disks - USB or otherwise). It is BLAZINGLY fast and stable - I have used it now for one month without any hassle.
I bringing this tool to the forum's attention as I found it very useful in locating my ebook files on my PC harddisk.
Let me state that I am not affiliated in any way with the program or it's author.
What it is about ? This is an excerpt from the
website's FAQ:
1 Everything
1.1 What is "Everything"?
"Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything").
You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed.
1.2 How long will it take to index my files?
"Everything" only uses file and folder names and generally takes a few seconds to build it's database.
A fresh install of Windows XP SP2 (about 20,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.
1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
1.3 Does Everything search file contents?
No, "Everything" does not search file contents, only file and folder names.
1.4 Does "Everything" hog my system resources?
No, "Everything" uses very little system resources.
A fresh install of Windows XP SP2 (about 20,000 files) will use about 3-5mb of ram and less than 1mb of disk space.
1,000,000 files will use about 45mb of ram and 5mb of disk space.
1.5 Does "Everything" monitor file system changes?
Yes, "Everything" does monitor file system changes.
Your search windows will reflect changes made to the file system.
1.6 Is "Everything" free?
Yes, "Everything" is Freeware.
1.7 Does "Everything" miss changes made to the file system if it is not running?
No, "Everything" can be closed and restarted without missing changes made to the file system (even across system restarts).
"Everything" updates the database when it is started.
1.8 What are the system requirements for "Everything"?
"Everything" will run on Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.
"Everything" will only locate files and folders on local NTFS volumes.
"Everything" requires administrative privileges for low level read access to volumes.
1.9 How do I convert a volume to NTFS?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881
1.10 Can "Everything" index a mapped network drive?
No, "Everything" only indexes local or removable NTFS volumes.
To search a networked computer you will need to run Everything on both computers.
One computer will need to Start an ETP server.
The other computer will need to connect to that ETP server.
To start an ETP server:
1. In Everything, On the Tools menu, click Start ETP server.
To connect to an ETP server:
1. In Everything, On the Tools menu, click Connect to ETP Server....
2. Type in the ETP server name.
3. Type in the ETP server port.
4. Type in the ETP server user.
5. Type in the ETP server password.
6. Click OK.
So that it is from me,
cklammer
P.S.: I have used and downloaded the Unicode beta version in order to have support for "international" filenames. cklammer
P.P. S: Tool just had an upgrade: No more beta version available - presumably all functionality is available now in the release version.