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Perhaps this has already been done but I am looking for a faster way to search the hard drive than Windows XP has. Does anyone have anything?
Dave
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you can use Farr with the Locate32 (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=10501.0) plugin. it doesn't get faster than that.. 8) and here's a thread (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=11374.0) to help you get started.
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Thanks for the idea Lanux128. I just got done trying FARR ver 2 and it works straight out of the box. And very fast! Very fast! But it only seem to be searching My Documents. So I went in and added c:\ to the "search folders" tab and that works ok. It found 582 spreadsheets in 34 seconds that were scattered all over my hard drive. But it only displays the top 9 items with no way to "scroll" through the list.
Maybe there is a way but I haven't found it yet.
Dave
P.S. maybe this thread needs moved somewhere else??
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techidave: FARR is only really meant to index a relatively small amount of folders (like start menu, program files folder, and perhaps your "my documents" folder), since in the current versions it will always re-scan all the folders every time you search. This works OK most of the time because of windows filesystem caching, but still...
You really ought to check out locate32 (http://www.locate32.net/). It works by indexing your drives (which is pretty fast), and afterwards it can find locate things more or less instantaneously. REALLY good stuff.
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ok, ok. I will give Locate32 a try. ;D
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But it only displays the top 9 items with no way to "scroll" through the list.-techidave
that can be easily fixed. go to the "Options" and check the "Interface" tab then refer to the screenshot..
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But it only displays the top 9 Maybe there is a way but I haven't found it yet.-techidave
check my post again, that's why i suggested that you use Farr's locate32 plugin which allows one to search from locate32's database from within Farr. :) one of our regular user, Armando (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=6564) has even written a "getting started (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=11374.msg91582#msg91582)" guide on that.. :) here's a screenshot that shows searching with locate32 (can't find a better one)..
(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10501.0;attach=24259;image)
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But it only displays the top 9 items with no way to "scroll" through the list.-techidave
that can be easily fixed. go to the "Options" and check the "Interface" tab then refer to the screenshot..-lanux128
Also, adding "+sall" (without the quotes, stands for Show All) to your query will show you all the items matching it ;)
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whats the difference between the "normal list" and the "extended list" as
shown in lanux's first screenshot above?
(or should I go read the *$§ßing manual?)
:)
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(or should I go read the *$§ßing manual?)-tomos
;D anyway, here's mouser's explanation..
add +sall to your search to see more results (i removed it from the context menu).
the extended results list is used mainly for directory browsing+completion. for example, type c:\ and youll see.-mouser
Originally posted here (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=6624.msg68071#msg68071).
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thanks as ever lanux :up:
didnt think of searching here for the answer :-[ ;D
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didnt think of searching here for the answer-tomos
you're welcome, tomos! btw, this forum is a treasure-trove for tech info.. 8)