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(@kevinma)
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I have million of files (mainly Word, PDF and PowerPoint) in my computer and I need to find files that contain a particular piece of text. Currently I am using the Search features built-in to Windows XP and search for files by filename and extension only. This process is very slow and time consuming. Are there any well-known utilities able to search the contents of files very quickly (without prior indexing)?


   
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(@bithead)
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An index search is always faster, and if search is slow (because you have say a 5400RPM drive) using a tool like dtSearch may not be any faster it will just have better features.


   
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TuckerHST
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You might want to try Mythicsoft's File Locator Lite. It's free and works quite well.

You might also try NirSoft's Search My Files. Also free and works well.


   
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