Search across Windows

How do you search inside files on Windows? Many users rely on Windows Search to find files but searching for text inside files is very limited. Most users can only find what they are looking for half of the time but you know you have that file saved somwehere. Since the replacement of Windows Desktop Search in Windows XP, most Windows users complain the lack of searching capabilities found in the new operating systems especially for searching the file content. So, how do you go about searching inside your files?

Yes, you can change the indexing options in Windows Search but what if you could search and find all your files across your hard drive and network drive by default. By downloading Copernic Desktop Search, you can accomplish such a feat without even changing any settings.

Tired of filing?

Right now the average computer user spends as much time filing a document as finding a document. With the daily march of information,
the time compounds every day.The volume, file types and new applications will continue to increase.

In order to make best use of personal time and to increase your own productivity, the ever-present task of filing and finding needs to be
eliminated.What if you never had to actively file again? What if your desktop had an electronic filing cabinet that was quite simply, always on? And didn’t need you to be paying attention to what needs to be filed, and where it needs to be filed.

Let us do the filing and finding! You do the rest. Download Copernic Desktop Search.

Legal document search

Information is knowledge and knowing more knowledge means gaining a valuable advantage over your competitor especially in a legal case. More and more lawyers use Copernic Desktop Search to search for keywords inside legal documents.

Often legal documents are PDF files and OCR files. Many search engine will not index OCR files which can prove to have valuable information when working on a legal case. By using Copernic search engine you access information faster and in a more efficient way.

By providing a search engine to your legal team, you all become more productive and can focus even more on your client’s needs.

Using Information Technology to reduce cost, increase efficiencies

Investing in a central repository or data warehouse has been an increasing trend for the past few years. Many SMBs are choosing such solution as an IT infrastructure to share their knowledge. However, most of them do not have a search tool to quickly find their documents.

Yes a good filing structure will save you time but what if you join a filing structure with a search tool to execute deep searches into your documents content, then you can gain valuable insight into your data.

Investing in a central data warehouse provides an advantage to share knowledge but to increase efficiencies; a search tool could provide that competitive advantage. You should take a look at Copernic Desktop Search, where you can search a central database and locally on your PC.

ISYS Desktop Search is no longer available!

Last year, Lexmark completed the acquisition of ISYS Search software. It is now called Perceptive Software and they have decided to stop distributing their desktop search. More and more clients are coming to us as an alternative to ISYS as they still need a powerful search engine for their PCs.

Many users are sending enhancement request to improve Copernic Desktop Search and we are definitely taking into considerations all request for upcoming releases. If you were an ISYS user and you are missing a key feature, please let us know and we will look at the added value it brings to our products.

Search WordPerfect® documents

Are you trying to search for content within a WordPerfect® document?

The answer is probably yes but you could not find a solution except a strong document architecture. Most desktop search engine will only index WordPerfect® file name and not their content. With Copernic Desktop Search, WordPerfect® documents (WPD, WPF, WP) and their contents are searchable.

The search engine behind Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 does not search WordPerfect® files. Therefore, most users are having a hard time finding the right document to accomplish their work tasks. Copernic Desktop Search allows you to save time by finding the document instantly. CDS also spares you the time you spend filing your WordPerfect® files as there were no solution to find your documents except a tidy document structure.

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Privacy and security in Copernic Desktop Search

There have been many questions coming in through our support portal about Copernic Desktop Search’s security. As a result, we decided to address this matter on our blog and inform everyone about how much importance we give to security and how it is handled at Copernic. All this information can be found in the Privacy Policy.

Keywords
Copernic does not collect any data through Copernic Desktop Search. No keywords used to do a research are transmitted outside your computer except the ones used to do an Internet search. For the latter, the keywords are transmitted through Internet as they would be when doing a normal Web search without the use of Copernic Desktop Search.

Search results

Copernic Desktop Search does not allow transmission of result contents to Copernic Inc. or any of its partners for searches conducted by the user on his computer. Your computer is not logged or made accessible through Copernic Desktop Search to Copernic Inc. or any of its partners.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us.

Where do you save your documents?

Are still filing your documents locally on your hard drive or did you move all your documents to the cloud?

Keeping your documents on your hard drive means you have access to them when you are using your computer. There are tools to search and access them locally such as Copernic Desktop Search and if you are away from your desk, you can always connect to your PC remotely. Then, you’ll have a complete access to entire computer and not only your documents.

Keeping your documents in the cloud means you have access to them when you want them as long as you are connected to the internet. Do you trust the cloud to ensure your security and privacy? Are you always connected to the internet?

Did you know that if you keep your document in the cloud and you have their application installed on your computer, you can search your private cloud with Copernic Desktop Search as if it was a local hard drive?

So, have you made the move to the cloud?

Is Copernic a good alternative to Google Desktop?

Awhile back, Google decided to discontinue Google Desktop due to a change in how users searched their data. We strongly believe there is still a need for users to search data stored on their PC as the information available is exponentially growing.

Many users came and are still coming to asking us if Copernic Desktop Search is a good replacement for Google Desktop?
The answer is definitely yes!

There are a few differences and here is a table showing them:

Features Copernic Desktop Search Google Desktop
Privacy and Security Client’s information is secured and kept private Keeps track of everything you do
Interface Stand-Alone Software Browser
Categorize Search Multiple categories Not available
File size indexed By default : 10 MB, but customizable 10,000 first characters only
File type supported Over 150 Over 75
Folder name indexation Supported Not supported
E-mail Attachment Supported Not supported
Technical Support First answer between 24 to 72 hours No longer available
Software Development Update every 3 months Discontinued


Have you made the switch from Google to Copernic?


How do you organise your information?

Most users have some sort of filing system; however your structure will get bigger with files in multiple locations, which can become hard to navigate. You need to remember where the file is located. From time to time, you will ask yourself where to save the document. When you decide to organize your computer, it all makes sense now, but will it make sense further down the road? Probably not!

So, you will start to look for a solution that helps you find that information. Basic search tool offered on Windows PCs have to go through every file every time a query is launched. That’s why there are several search engines available for your desktop. Most of them will have to build an index of the contents of your hard drive and it usually takes several hours.

With the use of a Desktop Search, you may ask yourself, why should I organize my computer now? By knowing where a file could be located, you can help the desktop search refine the search and find the document faster. There is still a need for you to have a basic structure to classify your documents.

How do you find your information?