in explorer I try to search for a file- it returns nothing. I go
to advanced search and check "include non-indexed files..." and it
gets the file I need. I have reindexed the drive and checked to
ensure both the directory and file types are included and are
valid but explorer continues to treat them as
"unindexed" help???
for months, i gave vista builtin search occasional chance to find files. Very rarely
could it find anything in the same folder (not a subfolder).
(eg) searchphrase ile
found nothing when various files in immediate folder were named with only
alphanumeric characters:
filename.txt
file2.doc
file4.url
then i tried wildcards, and discovered adding asterisk character at beginning of
searchword usually finds all files, though occasionally still leaves a few sure-
matches un"found".
eg
searchword *ile usually (but only usually) finds all that it should
filename.txt
file2.doc
file4.url
if you then open the advanced search options, and click the same search, you will
see advanced syntax generated in original searchbox.
unfortunately, the syntax is overly verbose for me.
3rd party findware:
"Everything" works very quickly, but does nothing when trying a search over the
lan. it shows the unc path, and lets you type characters, but doesn't visually
respond.
recently i also noticed everything inconsistently finds or doesn't find folders it
should find. it seems to always find files.
it also lacks contents-find feature.
so far, agent ransack (regex mode very effective) most reliably finds correctly.
ransack is free version of fileLocatorpro, so has some quirky cripples. but still very
usable. i use ransack more often than i use windows/explorer search on winxp.
(though that explorer filefind is still best for massive file reorganization searches,
IMO/IME)
I haven't tried locate32 much yet. i've downloaded some filefinds, but haven't tried.
years ago, i tried copernicus, but it seemed horribly bloated.
