File Search Machine 4+
Quick search content and files
VADIM ZYBIN
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- $4.99
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Description
The File Search Machine quickly finds:
File contents, large files, documents, photos, videos, audio tracks, applications, emails, other files, folders, packages, hidden items.
Ease to use, convenient work with search results and search speed - these are the basic principles in the app concept.
Optimised to work with extremely large drives of any type. Uses Spotlight & Find (file by file) services together.
How to get started for Beginners
• Select drives or folders to search.
• Enter a search string.
• Click the "Search" button.
For the most exacting professionals
• Shows file contents in File Viewer. Quickly navigation through search words in file contents.
• Shows the search result for indexed drives instantly.
• Supports any drive types (including non-indexed, external and network drives).
• Scans multiple drives and folders at the same time.
• Searches by:
⁃ All words
⁃ Any word
⁃ Phrase
⁃ Wildcard format. For example, the search string: ( beginFileName* and *endFileName and *partFileName* ) or exactFileName
• Searches for:
⁃ Files & Folders
⁃ Files
⁃ Folders
⁃ File contents
⁃ Files & Folders & Contents
⁃ Everywhere
• Additional search settings:
⁃ File type
⁃ Case insensitive
⁃ Hidden items
⁃ Package сontents
• Shows search result automatically or manually during scan process.
• Additional search according to the results of the main search.
• Saves search history. You can quickly find the search query and repeat it.
• Saves search result after quit.
• File operations from the popup menu of the result table:
⁃ Open
⁃ Open with
⁃ Show in Finder
⁃ Show info
⁃ Move to trash
• Ability to open any subfolder of the file path.
• Includes Spotlight manager to enable / disable disks indexing.
• Optimised to work with extremely large drives of any type. Uses a minimum of memory.
What’s New
Version 1.5
- Improved app engine.
Ratings and Reviews
Works with Spotlight and enhances it
Good for searching network as well as Local drives and folders. Found it fast on Spotlight-indexed drives and of acceptable speed on non-indexed drives and folders
Versatile, powerful search app
File Search Machine is a versatile, powerful app that quickly finds: file contents, documents, folders, photos, videos, audio tracks, applications, emails and other files, including hidden items.
There are several customizable settings that allow for a targeted or general search. Some of the options include searching for All Words, Any Word, Phrase, or Wildcard Format. Settings in Preferences offer the option to choose between using Spotlight & Find, Spotlight only, or Find only. It's important to remember, the categories you select to appear in Spotlight Search Results (through > System Preferences > Spotlight > Search Results) will impact your File Search Machine results when using the Spotlight setting.
Once your first set of search results are presented, you can refine your search with another search string and select between three options (Everywhere, Name, Path), to narrow down your results, if desired.
QuickLook offers a convenient way to view and locate what you looked for, without having to open Finder.
There are numerous settings that impact the effectiveness and speed of the search. I recommend reading the description of File Search Machine posted in the Apple App Store to get a full understanding of what this app is capable of, and watch the Preview to see this app in action.
Worthless
I had high hope for this app to locate files on my Mac. Instructions on how to use it are nearly non-existant and when I emailed tech support for help, I received an equally useless explanation. I've been using HoudahSpot which, will clumsy, actually works. This app is one of the more frustrating ones I've come across and would highly recommend that you don't bother with it. For me, it is useless. If there was a usable, staight forward instruction quide, I might be more charitable in this review, but sadly, that does not exist. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!
App Privacy
The developer, VADIM ZYBIN, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Seller
- VADIM ZYBIN
- Size
- 1.5 MB
- Category
- Business
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.8 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © GreenWorldSoft
- Price
- $4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.