Google Desktop... worth it or no?

It's not fast, it's instant

 

I also like locate32 and Cathy as I'm using them from a long time, beginning on windows 98 old days. Yesterday I saw a review of File Workshop. I played with it and the speed and acuracy are quite amazing. All in a portable standalone file.

"This is an ultra compact, portable windows application which consists of useful file tools. The application has been coded in C language, so it is really fast, small, compatible and reliable.

This is more a state-of-the-art tool than a program with shining interface.

Tiny size but serious functionality!
- Full enhanced criteria for advanced users
- 100% result reliability
- Works at a very high speed
- Works well with very big number of files
- Compacted interface in a resizable window

No dependencies!
- Coded in pure C, no third party software harmed, no third party libraries used
- No third party runtimes needed to have neither install, no weird dependecies
- No installation needed, just copy the program file where you want to be
- High portability (runs from USB stick/burned in a CD or DVD/WinPE/BartPE/...)
- Any version of Windows 2000/XP/Vista

No fee!
- Freeware for personal, non-commercial use
- No adware/spyware/other annoying code

Main features

• Find:
- The fastest and most powerful non-indexing search tool you ever had!
- Search for files and/or folders
- Supports multiple directory targets
- Highly customizable advanced filters: name/extension/content/size/date/time/attributes
- Search filters can be inclusive or exclusive
- Supports specific actions to selected items in result
- Supports exporting the result to file
- Ensures your privacy (no traces)

• Compare:
- The fastest and most powerful file comparator you ever had!
- Supports comparing by content, name, size and/or combination of them
- Detects exact content duplicates, truncated, name/size matching and zero size files
- It generates a real file comparison with the minimum possible disk utilization
- Works with a byte-to-byte optimized comparison algorithm, eliminating any fake content duplicates in result
- Supports extra optional filters like extension/size/date/attributes
- Supports multiple directory targets
- Supports specific actions to selected items in result
- Supports exporting the result to file

Extra tools:
• "New Folders"
- A utility to automatically create a sequence of folders, alphabetic or numeric
• "Create fake file"
- Create a fake file of any size in a second"

Enjoy!

 

Snowbird as good as locate32.http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/Snowbird-Search.shtml