Voidtools Everything – Locate files and folders by name instantly
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HN comment order* The tool is truly amazing. Both for simple usage, and the advanced queries that it accepts. Very powerful, like a command line tool. * As another comment says, v1.5 alpha has many advantages. Despite the alpha label, I find it to be very stable. * Several software integrations exist: https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6326, I mostly like being able to see folder sizes instantly in explorer. I used xplorer2 in the past, which has a plugin, but I went back to native explorer…
I switched away from this to Wizfile [0] and I really recommend it. That plus Wiztree [1] as a replacement for Windirstat have made me a real fan of the devs. [0] https://antibody-software.com/web/software/software/wizfile-... [1] https://antibody-software.com/web/software/software/wiztree-...
Everything also beats the built-in Windows search when it comes to searching through text files by having the 'content:' operator. Combine it with a specific folder path and you get even faster and accurate searches.
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 272
- Total comments
- 118
100+ points or 50+ comments
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-23 | Everything: Locate files and folders by name instantly | handpickednames | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-01-07 | Everything – Locate files and folders by name instantly on WindowsFirst breakout | rococode | 103 | 59 |
| 2021-04-06 | Everything – instant file search on Windows on any disk size | majkinetor | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-03-29 | Voidtools Everything – Instant file search for windows | smusamashah | 13 | 0 |
| 2022-04-02 | Everything – locate files and folders by name instantly | sandebert | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-09-20 | Everything | thunderbong | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-11-18 | Everything | belter | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02-08 | Voidtools Everything – Locate files and folders by name instantlyBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | idw | 148 | 58 |