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We've compiled a list of 69 free and paid alternatives to SwiftSearch. The primary competitors include Everything, RecentX. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between SwiftSearch and DocFetcher, Lookeen Desktop Search, Locate32. Also you can look at other similar options here: File Management Tools.
We've compiled a list of 69 free and paid alternatives to SwiftSearch. The primary competitors include Everything, RecentX. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between SwiftSearch and DocFetcher, Lookeen Desktop Search, Locate32. Also you can look at other similar options here: File Management Tools.
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"Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename...
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RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs...
101
DocFetcher is a portable German/English open source desktop search application.
99
A fast and next-generation desktop search and productivity tool for standard and virtual desktops, for private and enterprise search requirements. Finds documents, outlook archives and e-mails, contacts, appointments, folders, etc.
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Locate32 is software which can be used to find files from your harddrives and other locations.
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This package is a personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend...
47
A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and...
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SearchMyFiles is a non-indexing portable alternative to the standard "Search For Files And...
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Instantly find files, e-mails, and attachments stored anywhere on your PC with the free Copernic...
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SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need...
SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need...
Windows
SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your drives. Most search utilities that achieve similar speeds do so by indexing drives while the computer is idle, but because idleness detection is so difficult to get right, in practice they end up slowing down the whole system just to speed up search. SwiftSearch works differently: given administrator privileges, it completely bypasses the file system (only NTFS supported) and reads the file table directly every time, which speeds up search by many orders of magnitude. Typically searches yield full results in ~10 seconds or less, a significant speedup for many users. As a bonus, this program also supports path-based search (for example, you can search for "*Program*\Windows*"), regular expressions (just start the search name with '>' character), and full directory sizes. Its goal is to be simple, swift, and intuitive to use.
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