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There IS a magic search tool, I've been using it for years. https://everything.en.softonic.com/ https://everything.en.softonic.com/ "Everything" is a fantasti

There IS a magic search tool, I've been using it for years. https://everything.en.softonic.com/ https://everything.en.softonic.com/ "Everything" is a fantastic lightning-fast system-wide search that's tiny and can run standalone.

cabaalis 9y ago
Despite your glowing review, I cannot bring myself to download and install anything from sites like these. I'm sure it's a great program.
- vinw 9y ago
  Everything's site is voidtools.com https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/ https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/
- kzrdude 9y ago
  Indeed, umatrix just blocks the whole page from loading by default. So something seems off :-)
- number6 9y ago
  You can get it via ninite.com In the "Others" section
- vocatus_gate 9y ago
  My bad, I think I grabbed the wrong URL and can't edit the post any more. vinw's comment referencing Void Tools is the correct url.
enitihas 9y ago
I have been using Everything for a long time and would gladly recommend it to anyone trying to search their files on windows. It even supports regex searches. It is one of the very few softwares I miss when using linux. The search part of everything is lighting fast.
chinhodado 9y ago
Everything is such a hidden gem. Simple and lightning fast, I can't imagine using a computer without it now. Compared to it, Windows's search is worse than garbage. There have been more than one occasions where Windows can't even find a file in a folder even when I have typed in the exact file name. I wonder why windows can't have something like Everything integrated in explorer? It surely can't be that hard to index file names when you're the OS yourself...
- lostmsu 9y ago
  There's a feedback item for it. Upvote!
bartkmq 9y ago
For Linux users I can recommmend FSearch, which is inspired by Everything Search. http://www.fsearch.org/ http://www.fsearch.org/
abrookewood 9y ago
Logged in just to upvote you .. Everything is the fastest search tool I have ever used. It is ridiculously good. From memory, it doesn't index files, just reads the File Allocation Table. You have to wonder: how is it that a single developer can build something so much better than a behemoth like MS? They should be seriously embarrassed.
- hateful 9y ago
  We aren't the customers. The advertisers who pay to show up as Search Results are the customers. That's why.
  - CydeWeys 9y ago
    We are the customers though, that's why it's so tragic a fall. I spent something like $200 for Windows. Microsoft doesn't get to use that excuse here. It's not some free service like Gmail; Windows is paid. See also the OneDrive advertisement fiasco. I think Windows started going downhill for two reasons: When Microsoft coopted the desktop version to add mobile-oriented features (Windows 8), and then when they coopted it to start cross-selling their cloud and Web services.
- exikyut 9y ago
  Thanks very much for the info. I've been headscratching about how to read ZFS quickly, now I have some ammunition to convince the ZFS devs with!
j_s 9y ago
I remember one time Everything was mentioned someone also mentioned Wox but a reply said the combo launcher+Everything is not as good as separate tools. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13738309 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13738309
sixothree 9y ago
Everything pairs well with AstroGrep!
abhgh 9y ago
I was reading the discussion on my mobile, but opened up the page on my desktop (where I am logged in), just to say that this is an amazing little tool! Search is blazing fast. I have been a happy user for the past 5 years.
exikyut 9y ago
This program comes with, well, you might describe it as a bit of an easter egg: https://imgur.com/a/TZVw8 https://imgur.com/a/TZVw8 (Screenshots; SFW)
rosstex 9y ago
Everything is truly a gem that makes Windows usable. I use it more than Explorer.
JulianRaphael 9y ago
I can highly recommend Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/) for Mac. Best system-wide search that I've used and you can even create workflows!

cabaalis 9y ago

Despite your glowing review, I cannot bring myself to download and install anything from sites like these. I'm sure it's a great program.

vinw 9y ago
Everything's site is voidtools.com https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/ https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/
kzrdude 9y ago
Indeed, umatrix just blocks the whole page from loading by default. So something seems off :-)
number6 9y ago
You can get it via ninite.com In the "Others" section
vocatus_gate 9y ago
My bad, I think I grabbed the wrong URL and can't edit the post any more. vinw's comment referencing Void Tools is the correct url.

enitihas 9y ago

I have been using Everything for a long time and would gladly recommend it to anyone trying to search their files on windows. It even supports regex searches. It is one of the very few softwares I miss when using linux. The search part of everything is lighting fast.

chinhodado 9y ago

Everything is such a hidden gem. Simple and lightning fast, I can't imagine using a computer without it now. Compared to it, Windows's search is worse than garbage. There have been more than one occasions where Windows can't even find a file in a folder even when I have typed in the exact file name. I wonder why windows can't have something like Everything integrated in explorer? It surely can't be that hard to index file names when you're the OS yourself...

lostmsu 9y ago
There's a feedback item for it. Upvote!

bartkmq 9y ago

For Linux users I can recommmend FSearch, which is inspired by Everything Search. http://www.fsearch.org/ http://www.fsearch.org/

abrookewood 9y ago

Logged in just to upvote you .. Everything is the fastest search tool I have ever used. It is ridiculously good. From memory, it doesn't index files, just reads the File Allocation Table. You have to wonder: how is it that a single developer can build something so much better than a behemoth like MS? They should be seriously embarrassed.

hateful 9y ago
We aren't the customers. The advertisers who pay to show up as Search Results are the customers. That's why.
- CydeWeys 9y ago
  We are the customers though, that's why it's so tragic a fall. I spent something like $200 for Windows. Microsoft doesn't get to use that excuse here. It's not some free service like Gmail; Windows is paid. See also the OneDrive advertisement fiasco. I think Windows started going downhill for two reasons: When Microsoft coopted the desktop version to add mobile-oriented features (Windows 8), and then when they coopted it to start cross-selling their cloud and Web services.
exikyut 9y ago
Thanks very much for the info. I've been headscratching about how to read ZFS quickly, now I have some ammunition to convince the ZFS devs with!

j_s 9y ago

I remember one time Everything was mentioned someone also mentioned Wox but a reply said the combo launcher+Everything is not as good as separate tools. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13738309 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13738309

sixothree 9y ago

Everything pairs well with AstroGrep!

abhgh 9y ago

I was reading the discussion on my mobile, but opened up the page on my desktop (where I am logged in), just to say that this is an amazing little tool! Search is blazing fast. I have been a happy user for the past 5 years.

exikyut 9y ago

This program comes with, well, you might describe it as a bit of an easter egg: https://imgur.com/a/TZVw8 https://imgur.com/a/TZVw8 (Screenshots; SFW)

rosstex 9y ago

Everything is truly a gem that makes Windows usable. I use it more than Explorer.

JulianRaphael 9y ago

I can highly recommend Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/) for Mac. Best system-wide search that I've used and you can even create workflows!