Everything for Windows

User Reviews

• Simply Awesome!

  ecob1817/17/2017

  Pros

  Lightning fast exactly the way file explorer is not. Finds what you are looking for exactly like file manger does not. To think of the hours of frustration before I found Everything!

  Cons

  Em...... well then there's ........ and also ......... Hmmm, nope can't think of one.

  Summary

  Just get it. You will not regret it.

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• Excellent!

  toodogz4224/9/2017

  Pros

  Extremely fast and accurate.

  Cons

  Not a lot of bells and whistles, but this is not necessarily bad.

  Summary

  I use this software frequently. It's extremely (I mean REALLY) FAST! I have four hard drives and it whips through searches with high speed. Doesn't have a lot of fancy tools, but you can, for example, go directly to Windows Explorer when the file you're looking for is identified, then take whatever action you want. Really find this program useful, particularly when an elusive file has disappeared, or when I'm trying to find versions of a particular file that exist in different locations.

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• Found exact phrase in file; essential for Tech Writers

  lindajobruton1/3/2017

  Pros

  I went crazy looking for a file that had a certain phrase in it which MS opted to take OUT of their search engine. I tried at least 15 different search programs and then I found Everything. I've sent the link to our IT and they think it's great too. BTW - WHY CAN'T I GIVE THIS 5 STARS INSTEAD OF JUST 4.5?

  Cons

  I cannot think of a single thing wrong with this software.

  Summary

  I am a technical writer. I have thousands of files and some of those files have thousands of pages. Finding an exact phrase (or Token) is ESSENTIAL in my line of work. I LOVE this product - GREAT JOB

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• It works in Windows 10

  4Denise4/16/2016

  Pros

  It works in Windows 10 It works fast

  Cons

  I haven't found one

  Summary

  I got tired of Windows search being so useless. Not once have I ever been able to find anything with it. I decided to find something better and I came across this little gem. I saw that it is old and I figured it couldn't hurt to try it. I'm very glad I did. Now I can actually find files I have lost. I have not been able to do that for years. I don't know how anyone even manages with Windows' native search. I have 4.5 TB of space on my computer and this little utility managed to find everything with the word I was looking for in the name or the folder name within about a minute-- without first spending days indexing the drives!

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• This is How Microsoft Windows Search Should Have Been!

  divenex1/20/2016

  Pros

  This search utility is simply fantastic! For a long time I through that the built-in search of Windows 7-10 represented the state-of-the art and I found it quite useful. But the "Everything" search made me realize how much better Windows search could actually be! This little routine is much faster and, unlike the Microsoft search, it never misses any files.

  Cons

  None I can think of

  Summary

  If you find Microsoft Windows Search useful, you will be blown away by how much better this little routine actually is. It's hard to believe that the "Everything" programmer managed to develop a tool that is so much better than what Microsoft has been providing for a decade.

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• My Longtime Favorite Tool

  pugetsoundmark12/26/2015

  Pros

  This tool is extraordinary. I've been using it for a long time, and I've gotten to the point where I can't function without it. On my home PC fixed drives it shows that I have close to 1.2 Million objects/files. This Everything search tool has never failed to find any files that match my filter. (I have many thousands more files when I connect my external drive, and it finds all those files as well.) It's very fast when it occasionally refreshes it's database, and it's instantaneous to do the search itself. For me, it has proved to much better than using the builtin file name searching in Windows. Please note that there is a much more current version on the Developer's web site than Download.com is showing. My only regret is that I waited so long to do this review!

  Cons

  None. (Although it's gotten me kind of lazy to remember, or write down, where I stored various files. haha)

  Summary

  As another reviewer wrote, this really is Indispensable!

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• Indispensable search utility

  neeo14/24/2015

  Pros

  Quickly finds files on any drive

  Cons

  Has not been updated in a long time

  Summary

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• fantastic search engine

  cgfry20001/27/2015

  Pros

  Everything is very fast, and finds everything on my Win8.1 computer. Have SSD + a 1T drive, and it really does (literally, including hidden files) find everything on the computer. Best of all, it does the search nearly instantaneously.

  Cons

  None, nada

  Summary

  I stopped Windows search and removed the index database, since it was filling up my SSD. Everything is so much better, way faster and completely non-intrusive. Great program!

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• massive amount of missing directories

  wlybaby10/22/2014

  Pros

  havent found any unfortunately as it misses so many directories as to not be useful.

  Cons

  all volumes are ntfs, yet misses majority of directories. have tried all the troubleshooting tips so just uninstalled. had heard great things just not playing out that way. using on windows 7 64 machine.

  Summary

  not useful at all unfortunately. looking for alternative.

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• When it works it's great...but!

  GamerKing3/8/2014

  Pros

  It does what it promises, and it's very fast.

  Cons

  Mine developed a strange error..when I contacted developer they didn't even acknowledge my email. I guess that's the problem with free software--you get it AS IS..or in this case, AS IT ISN'T!

  Summary

  I wish someone would write a more stable version, especially someone who is prepared to support it.

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