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questorfla:
This was a VERY long post so i barely skimmed it and i am sure somewhere on it is "Everything" by Void-tools?  Does anyone have a specific reason why it would not be a good Desktop Search as it is the only alternative to Windows I have found to be reliable.

dr_andus:
"Everything" is great for searching file names and file extensions, but it does not search inside files (such as PDF, MS Word etc.), when you're looking for specific content.

tn_dang:
It does now in version 1.4.  However, the file content is not indexed.

jity2:
I have made the test explained here :
https://www.dropbox....ation_test3.zip?dl=0

And it is a complete failure for Archivarius. Here is the updated spreadsheet with Archivarius results:
https://www.dropbox....ation_test3.xls?dl=0
-gt13013 (September 13, 2015, 05:10 AM)
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I have just sent you my tests with your files on Dtsearch and Google Drive.

What is the currently best Desktop Search software?

What is the currently best Desktop Search software?

I let someone else do the test on Office365.

For my part, even if their indexing is not yet perfect (no indexing inside zip files (same for indexing zip files inside zip files!) or .eml (it can be done into gmail) or files without extension...), I am more and more storing my unzipped files (converted - so they doesn't count as storage) in Google Drive (1TB).
I am in the process of trying to convert my html archives into Word 2013 .docx as I like its conversion results (it seems to nicely keep images and urls). I am not sure yet if I will convert all my pdf into gdocs (Drive pdf limits + result is not very good in my small tests), but who knows !
Now, I have about 200,000 files into Google Drive. I wonder if their GUI will still responds fastly with >1 million files !
Basically, I have added all my old Outlook Express emails into gmail. Personal photos and videos with Google Photos (ok not for professional photographers but it is fine for my tastes). Mp3 into Google Music (it is not my case by far but 50,000 files max is the limit - my guess it would represent about around 200GB max).
One can also adds their video (with private settings) into Youtube for free !
It is incredible what one can store quite cheaply into Google nowadays (I know 'I am the product'!)

I also keep dtsearch for more powerful desktop searches. ;)

Hope this helps ;)
See ya ;)

ps: my previous test comparing different indexing softwares :
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2434.msg373414#msg373414
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2434.msg373068#msg373068

dr_andus:
It is incredible what one can store quite cheaply into Google nowadays
-jity2 (February 28, 2016, 10:53 AM)
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Yes, but how do you back those up, if the unthinkable happens, and due to some malfunction on Google's side they lose all your files?

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