Edit: how does voidtools compare with google desktop, and with windows 7 native spotlight search.
I want to have a convenient solution on windows where I can search through all my offline documents and files with relevant search as good as google search, or with quality comparable to it, is this possible?`
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Care to mention the operating system? Any more specific requirements? Please edit your question appropriately.– slhckJun 24, 2011 at 22:13
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I like Everything.
There are several times where I typed the same search into both Windows 7's native spotlight search and Everything; Windows 7 returned no results while Everything found what I was looking for.
My experience with Google Desktop is that it uses far too many resources. Everything is very light on resources. It does not even have to be installed - you can use it portably from a thumb drive.
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The only disadvantage is it does not search FAT/FAT32 partitions. It is very fast on NTFS partitions.– KevinJun 24, 2011 at 22:55
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It uses boolean operators, wildcards, and regex. See the "Searching" section on voidtools.com/faq.php– KevinJun 25, 2011 at 4:59
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For Example if I want to find common document types on drive F: I could type f:\ .doc*|.ppt*|*.xls*|*.pdf|*.txt and instantly see all of them on my F: drive.– KevinJun 25, 2011 at 5:04
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It is just files: Not email or web history. It uses very little resources. You can right click on any (or many) result and get the same menu you would get in explorer.– KevinJun 25, 2011 at 5:20
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1I'm pretty sure the OP wants to search 'inside' files, not just the filenames.– DM8Jun 25, 2011 at 19:21