![]() ![]() Second, they both index the full text of each item, so you can search for any text in the file or email. First, the other two programs index and search email, as well as documents. ![]() There are two things that differentiate Everything from Lookeen and X1 Search. Similarly, right-clicking on the file name opens a context-sensitive menu that includes most of the same choices as the Explorer context-sensitive menu (including Open, Cut, Copy and Delete), plus some useful additions, most notably Copy Full Name to Clipboard (which copies the full path along with the file name). As with Internet Explorer, you can move or copy files to the Desktop or to an Explorer window by dragging the file name from the Everything window. The default columns for Everything are Name, Path, Size, and Date Modified, but you can customize the choices, such as adding Extension and Type. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. They also all offer a window with a list of hits, which for Everything looks similar to Windows Explorer. Where both Lookeen and X1 Search are robust business productivity tools, Everything is better thought of as a highly useful, but somewhat limited, utility.Īll three programs create an index, so they don't have to search your entire drive or drives every time you search, and all three find results almost instantly, coming up with hits as you type the search into the search text box. ![]() Despite being in the same broad category as, and sharing basic features with, desktop search utilities like Lookeen and X1 Search, which is our Editors' Choice, Everything (now in version 1.3.4) is a very different class of program. However, it will be particularly appealing if you find it quicker to type commands (like file:, path:, or case:) rather than look for them on menus.
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