Software to Index Hard Drives Including Externals

[cloves]

Hi everyone, ok wanted to see if anyone had any programs they have been using to index there hard drives including external drives and dvd media etc. I am tired of using windows slow search. I have for many years been using Advanced Disk Catalog but it takes time and its dated.

Whats everyone else using out there?

[bonishah88]

Google Desktop is good, but a bit heavy on resources.
Then you also have Everything (http://www.voidtools.com/) and Tagged Frog(you have to manually tag though).

Here are some more from cnet : http://download.cnet.com/windows/search-tools/?tag=bc

hope this helps.

[cloves]

Thanks for those suggestions bonishah88. I totally agree with google desktop being too heavy, not to mention it looks like garbage imo. I am going to check out the cnet links see if there is anything better.

read about "Everything" on here but seems limited to only filename and not whats inside a file such as meta tagging etc.

[andyman35]

Copernic Desktop Search is quite useful:

http://www.copernic.com/en/products/...rch/index.html

[cloves]

Thanks I gave "Everything" a try and its fast and light! Copernic is a bit slower and more bulky interface.

The next upgrade of "Everything" will have the ability to search offline backups which is perfect.

Thanks for all the suggestions

[bonishah88]

glad it helped, cloves. 'Everything' does have a good review.

[BTOR]

yes it is good

link :- http://www.voidtools.com/

[MerleOne]

For offline search, wincatalog lite (free) is excellent !