File manager/ file searching/ indexing

[Graeme Prentice]

Does anyone know of a good file manager replacement for Windows Explorer for
WinXP and secondly a search tool for searching for files and maybe searching
the content of files.

I haven't managed to understand the Windows indexing system. I have it
running but I don't get very fast file searching. Is it possible to set it
up so that I get fast searching when just looking for filenames themselves,
and secondly, can you also get fast searching when looking in the contents
of files. If not, is there a utility that gives fast searching for
filenames/ file contents.

Graeme

 

[Hilary Karp]

Try the free AgentRansack:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

 

[Crusty \Old B@stard\]

Isn't "fast searching" relevant to the amount of files you have on your
computer? What's fast for me (with 35,000 files present) may be slow for you
(with 857,972 files present) - example, of course.

I use Total Commander, a file manager program that is excellent from
http://www.ghisler.com/

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Does anyone know of a good file manager replacement for Windows
Explorer for WinXP

PowerDesk or the very similar Explorer Plus.

and secondly a search tool for searching for files
and maybe searching the content of files.

Many people recommend Agent Ransack, but I like the search tool
that comes with either of the programs I mentioned above.

 

[Plato]

Does anyone know of a good file manager replacement for Windows Explorer for
WinXP and secondly a search tool for searching for files and maybe searching
the content of files.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx