

Despite this, it seems thorough and effective. This is often because SearchMyFiles hasn't finished - it's not a very fast engine, and big drives can take a few minutes to scan. What it is missing is a progress bar - sometimes you may start a search, and give up when no results appear.

It's not really user friendly, but if you know a little about files and formats, SearchMyFiles should be pretty easy to use. This makes SearchMyFiles a great way to scan folders or drives for types of file. You can even specify looking for read only, hidden, compressed and encrypted files. You can search for files containing specific text or binary information, specify the size range of the file your after, and much more. You can set searches to look in specific folders or drives, and exclude others if you want.
