When comparing BareGrep vs Copernic Desktop Search, the Slant community recommends BareGrep for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows tools for finding files?” BareGrep is ranked 4th while Copernic Desktop Search is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose BareGrep is:
With BareGrep you can save any search patterns that you use frequently.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Can save search patterns
With BareGrep you can save any search patterns that you use frequently.
Pro Even includes Outlook .PST files
Reliably indexes and searches huge Outlook message stores (10GB or more). You can then filter by to/from, folder, content string, etc.
Pro Searches content, not just names
Cons
Con Cannot filter the log
BareGrep cannot filter out the irrelevant lines from the log (they are simply colored in a different color).
Con No result ranking
Despite allegedly being on the cusp of offering a ranking of the search result (since v.4.0), as of 7.0 this fundamental feature is still lacking.
Con Annual subscription
Since the launch of its 7.0 version, you now have to buy an annual subscription to use the software.