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DeskRule

Wherever you have files DeskRule can locate them.

Commercial
Windows

If your search engine can only locate filenames, you are missing out on the wealth of 300 windows file properties. DeskRule is a fast and reliable desktop search engine handling all document attributes, from simple name and contents to photo geolocation tags.

Find top Rated pictures
Find audio tracks by Artist
Locate PDF/Office documents by Tags, Author or contained keywords
Find photos shot in Australia (GPS)
Find photos of your kids (People)
Find DLLs installed by Microsoft (Company)
... and regular search by Name/Content if you wish! More Info »

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Features

File Searching Support for regular expressions Search-in-files Add a feature

Category

File Management

Tags

find-files

DeskRule was added by tux0r in Apr 2015 and the latest update was made in Jun 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2019. It's possible to update the information on DeskRule or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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