SwiftSearch Reviews

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SwiftSearch mentions (5)

• Ask HN: Why is on-device search terrible?

  There's this, which I haven't tried: https://github.com/ChrisS85/FastFileSearch. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• I opened up my pc and my game was gone. It said it could not be found and when i searched I couldn't find the application. I downloaded it from FitGirl repacks and the game is elden ring.

  You could try using SwiftSearch to see if you can find the files somewhere in your computer. It too believe that it was probably win defender being funny and simply deleted every trace of it though. Source: over 1 year ago

• LPT: Frustrated by a slow Windows search? Go to your Control Panel and open "Indexing Options", then click Modify. It's possible your C: drive has not been indexed. Index your files and you searches will be instant.

  SwiftSearch is an awesome app that loads the whole NTFS table in on all connected drive, and searches virtually instantly. Source: almost 3 years ago

• LPT: On Windows machines, in "indexing options" set it to your entire hard drive(s). This will greatly increase the speed of searching for files.

  LPT: Get swiftsearch it's a million times faster than the windows search function. Source: almost 3 years ago

• BOOKMARKS LOST

  I'd use a file system wide search tool like everything or wizfile or swiftsearch or whatever other tool you prefer and look for those files as if multiple profiles are in use they might be somewhere else. Source: about 3 years ago

Spotlight mentions (5)

• Just bought my first Mac/Apple device (Macbook Air M2)

  I want to add another tip: learn to use Spotlight Search to launch apps, search for files or make google queries. To do so, type COMMAND + SPACEBAR. Down the road, once you get comfortable with Spotlight Search, you can replace it with alternative apps like Alfred or Raycast. Using the keyboard to launch apps and open files, from anywhere, takes macOS to another level of mind-meld. Highly recommend. Source: about 1 year ago

• First time at a Mac/Google shop - teach me your ways

  Spotlight Search - The equivalent of searching in the start menu on a PC, but it actually works. Source: almost 2 years ago

• macOS using 7 cores and 19 gigs of ram to perform subtraction

  It seems they are using it as intended. Apple lists what op does as a supported usecase.. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/spotlight-mchlp1008/mac. Source: over 2 years ago

• App disappeared on Mac

  Hi there, sorry to hear that. It's possible that the app has disappeared from the dock after updating to the latest stable version that was released today (v3.8.0) but should still be in the list of apps that you have installed or discoverable via Spotlight. If it's still not there, please let us know. You should be able to install it from the downloads page and it should retain your preferences, but create a... Source: almost 3 years ago

• The right way to use Finder?

  One other thing I forgot to mention is Spotlight. As long as you know the name of file or folder (or other details) you can find it quickly with Spotlight. Just click the magnifying glass in the menu bar, or press CMD + Space. Source: almost 3 years ago