The Search Tool :
Everything
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With huge hard drives being the norm, searching for any document on your PC can be painstakingly slow exercise. This is because every time you search using the default tool in Windows, it has to scan each and every folder till it finds the file. Everything, on the other hand, helps you locate any document almost instantly. The first time you install the software, it indexes the contents on your hard drive. The program then sits unobtrusively in your system tray till you double click its icon. To search, simply type the name of the file you are looking for, and the software will serve it up to you, no wait whatsover.
You can also search by file extension and add strings for custom searches. For example, use 'office/invoice' to search the file names with the word 'invoice' in your 'office' folder, or 'Beatles !love' to exclude the term 'Love' from your search.
Better File Copy :
TeraCopy
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The default copy tool in windows is bothersome if you deal with huge files. If there is an error while copying multiple files it'll abort the whole job. Plus, there is no way to pause and resume a transfer. And did you know that Windows doesn't actually copy files at the fastest possible rate. So Teracopy is here to rescue. The software features full shell integration, which means that it replaces the default Explorer copy tool so you don't have to start the program each time you are copying files.
While transferring, if there's an error, Teracopy will try multiple times to copy that file and if that doesn't happen, the file is skipped and the rest of the data is copied. At the end of the process, you can see which files posed a problem and try copying them again.
Plus, you can pause and resume the process if you need to run more resource-intensive program alongside. And, the software is optimized to get the fastest possible transfer speed on your computer.
Folder Lists :
Filelist Creator
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When someone asks you to send them a list of pdf's or MP3s you have, it would be downright ridiculous to sit and search. If only there was a way to make a list of all the files in your folder. Well, Filelist Creator is there for that.
Point the program folder to start. You can choose to search all sub-folders if you want. Next, select the parameters of the files you want to be included : name, format, file size, path, date etc. all of which can be seen live in the preview window.
Filelist Creator lets you choose formatting options too, such as the header, spacing, grouping and order of the columns as well. Once you've had a pick, choose whether you want a text file, CSV, HTML or image and save it.
Delete Forever :
File Shredder
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When you 'delete' a file in windows, its not entirely erased from your hard drive. The delete function simply hides the file till the space it occupies is overwritten with new data. Still, specialized file recovery software can retrieve these files easily. Don't worry, File Shredder is here for rescue.
File Shredder is a simple tool that gets the job done by 'writing' over the files multiple times with random binary data. Start the program, select the files and shred them with a button. Simple.
In the settings tab, you can choose the type of encryption you want to use to shred a file. There's also an option to shred free disk space. As said, a file is not completely gone when you delete it, which means it's still occupying some space. File shredder purges this data by rewriting over it as well.
Discover Duplicates :
Anti-Twin
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Sometimes, you have the same file stored in different folder or hard drives. If you wanna find those files and delete them, then you gotta call Anti-Twin.
It's a damn simple interface. First, select a folder as the basic comparison point, you can either search within the folder for duplicate files, or compare the folder with another. For the comparison criteria, you can go by the filename, minimum and maximum file size, extensions, and even the content.
Once Anti-Twin finds multiple copies, you can choose to let the duplicate remain where it is, move it or delete it and, in that folder leave a link to the original.
