When you have thousands of files, created and edited over many years, it can sometimes be hard to track down the exact one you need. A good filing system helps, but having files scattered across ...

The find command is one of the strangest Linux programs you’ll use. It’s essential enough to be omnipresent, yet obscure enough to be nobody’s favorite. Alternatives like fd exist, but find is a ...

On Windows 11, searching for files can sometimes feel like finding a needle in a haystack, but it doesn't have to be. Whether you're looking for a specific document, an image buried in folders, or a ...

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While Windows offers an incredible search, one of the things that had been a long-time annoyance is the limited features of doing complex searches. In this post, we are talking about FileSeek, a ...

Old, unused and unneeded files can waste a lot of space on a hard drive. In the interest of keeping your hard drives clean and optimized, it's a good idea to periodically search for and remove unused ...

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Some businesses work with many different computer files and need a way to export file lists for clients or internal use. As an example, photographers may handle a massive number of image files, and ...

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