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Add to SafariWhen comparing Dir Function vs CSearcher, the Slant community recommends CSearcher for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop search tools for Windows?” CSearcher is ranked 15th while Dir Function is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose CSearcher is:
Much faster than Windows Explorer.
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Pros
Pro Works on any network mounted drive too
Pro Built into windows/free
Free and no installation of additional software required!
Pro As fast as your hdd/sdd
Works as fast as your drive can
Pro Allows for wildcards
For Example
dir /s /b lost.*
will show you the location of any file with the word lost in the name.
Pro Fast
Much faster than Windows Explorer.
Pro Hex viewer
Pro Export
Export search results as XML, CSV or HTML file.
Pro Reliable
More reliable than the Windows Explorer search results.
Cons
Con Requires other tools to search contents of files
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