Copernic Desktop Search Professional for Windows

User Reviews

• Essential to my business. Used many times each day.

  WindsurferLADecember 18, 2013

  Pros

  CDS enables me to find long-ago misplaced document files as well as recent work on my WinXP-pro machine. With CDS, I don't need to make sure documents are placed in the appropriate Directory as CDS will find it if I can remember how to describe it. CDS is my key to finding images. I make sure that before I save images to my HDD, I place a label in the meta-data fields. Using CDS, I can then quickly find it wherever it, or copies of it, is stashed. I have over 100,000 document files stored on my HDD representing a decade or more of business transactions. Without CDS, many would impossible to find. I probably use CDS on my WinXP machine more often than any other single application.

  Cons

  Search results often take ten or twenty seconds to be returned, but I think that is because my library of indexed documents is so large, 100,000+. CDS runs into problems perhaps once every hundred or so searches that requires re-booting my machine. The crashes have been far fewer with the most recent fall-2013 version.

  Summary

  CDS adds dramatically to the efficiency of running the paper-less office aspect of my business, and is well worth the license fee.

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• Better than Google Desktop for large number of files

  santoniMay 23, 2012

  Pros

  Fast, reliable, searches Outlook 2010, good interface for selecting document types

  Cons

  no pop-up like Google Desktop

  Summary

  Much better than expected

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• It does exactly what I want each time.

  k0rwwOctober 15, 2011

  Pros

  It's fast and works in the background.

  Cons

  Haven't found any so far. Haven't had an occasion to contact tech support.

  Summary

  It's fast, it finds what you want and indexes in the background.

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• No support

  sslokeyOctober 11, 2011

  Pros

  Pretty, I think

  Cons

  Does not seem to be able to index email on exchange server even though it says it can.

  Summary

  Questions put to support go unanswered for 5 or 6 days. When they do answer it is no the question you asked, not even close. Its almost like they just pull something out of thin air.

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• No sweat, no stress; find almost anything instantly.

  MikkelmasSeptember 12, 2011

  Pros

  Virtually limitless search capabilities. Phenominal pay-back, time being money; it can save its modest cost even within the first hour... In most file types one can view searched-for contents (and if wished copy anything) without opening the file.

  Cons

  Now that indexing is fast (earlier versions could take days or even weeks) I cannot think of any! And now no limit to size of drives it can work on...

  Summary

  In my view faster and more useable than Microsoft's and Google's desktop search offerings. My number-one desktop tool; used multiple times every day.

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• An essential application employed many times each day.

  WindsurferLADecember 8, 2010

  Pros

  In my experience, greater flexibility in specifying search terms than Google desktop. Much easier to use and far faster than various Microsoft desktop search tools. Does not tie up machine when indexing like Microsoft products that I've tried.

  Cons

  Far, far too often, Copernic so hogs CPU that machine stalls even though I have a 3.0 Ghz dual processor machine with 2 GByte of RAM. I often need to manually pause indexing, so I can proceed with my work.

  Summary

  My comments are based on several months of use of Copernic Desktop Search Professional 3.4.0.25 on my 3.0 Ghz dual processor machine with 2 GByte of RAM. On the plus side: Copernic typically identifies files very quickly even though I have many GBytes of files on my machine. (2) Usually I can proceed with my work while Copernic functions in background. I can't say the same for various Microsoft based search engines, as all of them seem to slow down my machine. On the Negative side, Copernic sometimes demands over 80% of CPU capacity as reported by the Windows Task Manager. When that happens, all other work stops. Copernic is supposed to stop indixing when machine is in use, but it often does not stop, and I have to manually halt indexing. Copernic's presentation of a vignette of selected search document is handy, as it speeds up search. One does not have to open file to learned if search result is the intended application.

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• Copernic Pro blows away Google Desktop Search

  tonypowellSeptember 14, 2010

  Pros

  Automatic "sorting" of file types. Almost instant search results. Love being able to include/exclude file types in index.

  Cons

  Initial indexing takes a very long time, especially when Copernic is set to pause indexing when computer is "in use."

  Summary

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• Once configured adequately, Copernic Pro as excellent.

  JuliaHensonDecember 16, 2009

  Pros

  I was expecting some degradation of computer performance, but there was none. Very important to me. I have 5 separate areas, with at least 150GB of data to index - speed is of the essence, if I am going to be happy with a product.

  Cons

  I was terribly disappointed with my experience this time with Copernic, until I realized that the default for indexing was set for every 4 days! I feel that a default value should be no more than every hour.

  Summary

  Once configured for my needs, the performance was excellent. I think that Copernic should automatically bring up the defaults that are pre-set, so that an initial user will realize what is happening - it took me a while to recognize what was happening. Also, Copernic shoujld bring up a window that shows what the default index drives are. I would have saved me time and made me a happier customer.

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• The worst support service I have seen.

  elber73December 4, 2009

  Pros

  mmmm... nothing

  Cons

  The worst support service I have seen.

  Summary

  Copernic Software sell DEAD SOFTWARE. You pay for the programs, but when you have a question because the help provided is incomplete, nobody answer to your questions, or their answers is about wrong product (automated answers?). You can request the 30 day money back guarantee, but they will ignore your requests. Shocking.

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• A fine product that does its job

  steve39December 1, 2009

  Pros

  Fast, correct and easy to use

  Cons

  Prior problems cleared up with newest addition

  Summary

  I have used this product for several years. While there have been some minor problems with speed, I enjoyed it more than the competitive products. The latest version seems to have cleared the remaining bugs. It is a super fast and convenient way to find what is stored on my computer.

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