Vunet Find 1

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.5 stars (out of 3 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  5,098

• Operating Systems:

  Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  May 01, 2006

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Publisher's description of Vunet Find

From Vunet.org:

Instant file finder. Don't wait forever. Unlike Microsoft Windows' search tool, Vunet Find won't keep doing unnecessary resweeps of all your drives each time when finding a single file, instead it does a single sweep collecting a special index. This software won't consume much hard disk space, memory nor your nerves. This software comes under GPL license, and therefore offers no warranty of any kind.

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Editor's review of Vunet Find

• 3.0 stars

• "Vunet Find"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Vunet Find 1

This uncomplicated application doesn't offer any groundbreaking features, but it does offer a quick alternative to using Windows Explorer to search for files. When the no-install Vunet Find is launched it creates an index of your files, then offers a drab but easy-to-follow interface to search for entries. A menu bar offers only two options: Action and Help. Help includes brief about information but no user guide, while Action has only one option to update the index. There's a single field to enter search terms and only two ways to narrow your search: File Type and Size. You can opt to look for all files or search for archive audio, video, or image files. In our tests, VunetFind impressively returned accurate results much faster than Explorer, especially when scanning an entire drive with the latter. Unlike the Windows' standard tool, however, you can't modify or otherwise manage files and folders. Once you locate a file, the only button offered is Open Folder, and this just launches Explorer with the folder displayed. No other settings or options are offered. This no-frills search tool is easy to use and effective, and its uninspired interface can be forgiven with its freeware status.

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Vunet Find 1

  "Quick, Simple, more reliable than Google Desktop."

  by bankofengland on June 1, 2006

  Pros: Easy to re-scan (which is much more reliable than the search provided on Google Desktop).

  The program is quick and simple in use, tiny to download, and free.

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• 4 stars

  Version: Vunet Find 1

  "The software is fantastic in accuracy and speed"

  by ntogwisanguch on May 11, 2008

  Pros: user friendly

  Cons: nothing

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• 5 stars

  Version: Vunet Find 1

  "Very Fast - Much faster than Windows Find Files"

  by Jacqueline Goodison on December 27, 2008

  Pros: I couldn't believe how fast this was. Once everything was indexed, it literally took seconds to find files, instead of the LONG minutes Find Files normally takes.

  Cons: None so far.

  Summary: This is a great tool for finding files fast. As a test, I typed in "phonics" and I was able to find all files related to phonics within seconds. Using this application was faster than clicking on the drive, the directory, then browsing for the file... read more >>

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