FileSearchEX for Windows

User Reviews

• Good product with some flaws, poor upgrade policy

  tango8July 24, 2017

  Pros

  Restores smooth Windows XP search to completely flawed and broken Windows Vista/7/8/10 search.

  Cons

  1. Odd bugs like not working if files or folders have semi-colons in their names (a perfectly legal filename character). 2. Admitted it was a bug and released an update for it but wanted me to pay AGAIN to get the fixed version even though (a) it was an obvious bug (b) I pointed it out to them and they subsequently corrected it and (c) I had bought the produce less than 1 year ago (almost every software publisher gives free minor updates for at least 1 year for paid products--turns out they give NONE, even if they release a new version a day after you buy it!). What a great way to alienate one of the few paying customers they seem to have (and getting a 3-star instead of a 5-star review)! Try instead MythicSoft's Agent Ransack / FileLocator Lite or Nirsoft's SearchMyFiles, which are both actually free.

  Summary

  Good product with some flaws. Extremely poor (read: NONE) upgrade policy for paying customers.

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• Product is not free

  tahlekiApril 22, 2014

  Pros

  There are no Pros, the product didn't work.

  Cons

  Immediately upon opening, it asked for activation code, and stated it was a trial which had expired.

  Summary

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• Download from main website, not CNET

  Jason_995March 26, 2014

  Pros

  Works very well and does search PDF files which is what I really wanted.

  Cons

  CNET hosts the outdated and expired version. You must download from the main website for FileSearchEX.

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• Absolutely the best!

  Rod1128February 28, 2014

  Pros

  Simple. Blazingly fast. Perfect search results everytime. Streamlined and intuitive user interface that's simple enough that reading the manual is not really required. Developer is responsive to questions and input.

  Cons

  None that I can think of.

  Summary

  I've tried quite a few search utilities and FileSearchEX is, in my opinion, the best. Has never let me down and I consider it a 'must have' tool.

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• Not as useful as WIN7 search which is crap!

  Larry83301January 6, 2014

  Pros

  Sorry, could not find any!

  Cons

  Would not search PDF files which is what I wanted it for.

  Summary

  You get what you pay for I guess! It was free and almost worth the price!

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• Can't log in - no trial license code provided.

  CaernarvonJanuary 3, 2014

  Pros

  None, doesn't work.

  Cons

  Wasted 15 minutes of my time.

  Summary

  I think the Cons section about sums it up.

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• Can't use it

  sparty1984December 16, 2013

  Pros

  I don't know yet

  Cons

  No Trial period

  Summary

  it doesn't come with a code for a Trial period and there is nothing on the Web Site.

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• Huge improvement over native Vista/Win7 search.

  RobertWFreiMarch 10, 2012

  Pros

  Finds the files the native search misses. Gives opportunity to filter results BEFORE doing the search - no wasted time and effort. When search criteria changes, it does not automatically limit to a subset of the first search. It is fast. Works well even when searching multi-terabyte drives. Works amazingly fast even when searching through more than half a million files. Searches remote drives almost as quickly - much more quickly than the native search. Integrates with the right-click menu. Nice!

  Cons

  All the "cons" are fully understandable. It cannot update the display when files are changed, but if it did, it would drag down the overall system performance the way Microsoft's search does. When we want the display updated, we have that power with just 1 click.

  Summary

  If Microsoft sticks with its story that it cannot implement the W2K/XP search utility in Vista/Win7, then maybe Microsoft needs to hire FileSearchEX's programmer. Note - I am a tough grader - a four star is great. A 5-star from me would indicate there is no reasonable room for improvement.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Mar 10, 2012<p/>I just tested again using a 2tb drive mounted as the "D" drive on an onboard SATA port on a of a Vista Home Premium machine with quad-core processor and 8gb of RAM. I did the XP search from an XP machine attached via ethernet. The native search was done from Windows explorer on the same machine on which the drive is mounted. The FileSearchEX was run from the same Vista machine. Results follow: Native: 202,546 files/directories found FSEX..: 222,311 files/directories found XP....: 223,259 files/directories found Bear in mind that these results are all from searching the very same drive. Native missed 20,713 files, FSEX only missed 948. I suspect these missing 948 files were mostly files stored in ZIP files on that drive.

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• I recommend all users of Windows 7!

  grodzisk_plFebruary 27, 2012

  Pros

  It helps in everyday work. Very quickly finding files!

  Cons

  It works without a problem!

  Summary

  Bardzo dobry program. Polecam wszystkim uzytkownikom Windows 7! A very good program. I recommend all users of Windows 7! Sebastian, Poland

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• Fast and clean

  groycvgFebruary 24, 2012

  Pros

  It's a very clean app. It's fast and searches the way I like! Plus it's inexpensive. The developers is great about updating it.

  Cons

  None, really to speak of.

  Summary

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