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Find Any File - 1.2.1

Search for files by name, date, size etc. Replaces Sherlock and Find File.

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All Time:	(5.0)
This Version:	(5.0)
Current Version:	1.2.1
Release Date:	2009-05-21
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	6,523
Downloads (all versions):	6,523

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Product Description:

Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

Has a new hierarchical view of the found items, making it much easier to browse 100s of items (see the screenshot).
Can run as root user, finding really any file on your disk, even those that are hidden from normal users.
Can save queries and run them again later.
Is quite fast: About 10 times faster than EasyFind 4.0.1 when searching for a file name (Mac Pro with 2 million files, searching "httpd.conf": EasyFile: 150s, this app: 15s)

Unlike Spotlight (i.e. the Finder's Find command), it does not access a pre-built database but searches the chosen volume directly. This allows you to find any file, even those inside packages and others excluded from Spotlight search. Hence it is great for finding system files, for example.

On the other hand, it may take a little longer than Spotlight, and it is only fast on HFS(+) volumes. But even on mounted network volumes of a Mac OS X server it can still be surprisingly fast.

Hence, this is not an entire replacement for Spotlight but it can come handy in certain, if not many, situations.

More information here: http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/

What's new in this version:

Fixed a newly introduced potential crash

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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OSX10.6 - Version: 1.2.1, 8/20/2009 12:07PM PST

MisterMacintosh

Will it work on OSX10.6 ?

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OSX10.6

Very useful app! - Version: 1.2.1, 5/25/2009 01:46PM PST

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csreck

I've just started using Find Any File and already I find it immensely useful. I love the way it displays where things are when it finds them, something I really missed in the basic OS X search tools. It's easy to use, works fast and finds things that didn't show up in those other tools. I like the interface and the fact that it can really find things. Using DragThing's "item options" function, I easily set a hotkey for FAF, since I know I'm going to use it a lot. I like FAF and appreciate the effort to make it, so I've made a donation to the developer. A reply arrived very shortly after sending my initial email to the developer, so I have no concerns about future support. I really recommend this software.

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Very useful app!

anyone compared to EasyFind? - Version: 1.2.1, 5/22/2009 06:16AM PST

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morbius

I've been using EasyFind for a few years now, and enjoy it. Anyone had any chance to compare this app to that? Looks like I might be....

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anyone compared to EasyFind? (1 replies)

anyone compared to EasyFind?