Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? - Club CDFreaks

j_c_hallgren · 01-01-2006

I'll ask y'all about this also...I've been looking for a while for a utility that will allow me to search for files by timestamps...such as time created and modified...There are numerous ways to look for date matches but that's not discrete enough...as I want to locate any file modified between, lets's say, 3:17pm and 3:32pm on Dec 18-19...I'm running W2K so any XP specific one won't work...Thanks!

**xtacydima** · 01-01-2006

why isn't windows search enough... just use detailed view to sort by, u less you got 100's or 1000's of files being generated by some software output

*alex thyl* · 01-01-2006

Total Commander (www.ghisler.com), it is a shareware.
In Advanced Search there is an option that may meet your needs.

*Matth* · 01-01-2006

http://www.xyplorer.com/images/shots/findfiles_date.png - looks like the "date" option of this one includes times.

http://www.xyplorer.com/index.htm

And it's free for personal home use.

j_c_hallgren · 01-01-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtacydima

why isn't windows search enough... just use detailed view to sort by, u less you got 100's or 1000's of files being generated by some software output

Not sure about others, but I find it much easier to work with a actual set of query matching files instead of a subset of a much larger list..On a given day, with all the files that W2K modifies,and if one has done installs/uninstalls of various software, finding the ones that I actually desire during a given time period is hard...so being able to isolate just those is my goal...

I'm checking out XYplorer...initial screen shots look promising... Update:

That was IT! THANKS! It even has built in function for what I do quite often...look for files "touched" in last 15 min...

j_c_hallgren · 01-01-2006

A BIG round of

to MattH from me! Wish I'd known about that XYplorer long before! Just some basic things it does that I am finding VERY helpful, like the ability to format the date/time columns in various ways, including AGE of file in days, so you don't have to think in terms of when now is compared to desired timeframe...I think I'm going to spending a LOT of time in this program!

*ckin2001* · 02-01-2006

google desktop...

j_c_hallgren · 02-01-2006

I looked at Google desktop search but it does a lot of things that I don't want or need...and I didn't see on site any details about specific time based search, so I believe I'll be staying with XYplorer...which also runs from a USB stick, so it's portable, which is also valuable...

*Matth* · 02-01-2006

XYplorer, formerly TrackerV3, has been one of the highlights in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup for a long time, with even the author posting and taking feedback.

Donations welcome, of course - 10 $ or EU, if you don't want to pay 25/30 for a professional licence.

Or, cynically, if you suspect the change of name may be a prelude to going no longer free, make a donation, as in most cases where that happens, voluntary donators usually end up being given a licence. (eg. Trillian).

No idea if that is likely, but the change from the rather incongruous "TrackerV3 version 4.x" to the catchy "Xyplorer" makes you wonder....

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j_c_hallgren CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Clearwater FL Posts: 32	Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I'll ask y'all about this also...I've been looking for a while for a utility that will allow me to search for files by timestamps...such as time created and modified...There are numerous ways to look for date matches but that's not discrete enough...as I want to locate any file modified between, lets's say, 3:17pm and 3:32pm on Dec 18-19...I'm running W2K so any XP specific one won't work...Thanks!

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xtacydima Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,839	Re: Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? why isn't windows search enough... just use detailed view to sort by, u less you got 100's or 1000's of files being generated by some software output __________________ My Rig: Antec P160 P4 3.0E GHz running WinXP w/SP2 Scythe SCMN-1000 Heatsink w/Arctic Silver 5 Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 (550W power supply) ASUS P4C800 Deluxe Motherboard 2GB RAM - Corsair XMS TWINX2048 (2x1GB) 3200C2Pro CL2.0 ATI RADEON X850XT AGP 2 - WD 37GB Raptor's (in RAID 0) via onboard Promise controller Western Digital 250GB SATA HDD on Primary SATA channel Western Digital 150GB SATA HDD on Secondary SATA channel Lite-On LTR-52246S 6S0F (IDE1 Master) Lite-On JLMS XJ-HD166S DS1C (IDE1 Slave) *NEC 3500AG 2.TC Quiet* (IDE2 Master) Lite-On SOHW 1673S JS07 (via USB 2.0 to IDE & set to Master)** Found a Solution here helpful? Like the forum's? Well then, what are you waiting for JOIN NOW!!!

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alex thyl CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,643	Re: Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? Total Commander (www.ghisler.com), it is a shareware. In Advanced Search there is an option that may meet your needs. __________________ MOTTO: "Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer." (Dan Brown) PLEXTOR: "King of Quality".

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Matth CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,493	Re: Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? http://www.xyplorer.com/images/shots/findfiles_date.png - looks like the "date" option of this one includes times. http://www.xyplorer.com/index.htm And it's free for personal home use.

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j_c_hallgren CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Clearwater FL Posts: 32	Re: Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? A BIG round of to MattH from me! Wish I'd known about that XYplorer long before! Just some basic things it does that I am finding VERY helpful, like the ability to format the date/time columns in various ways, including AGE of file in days, so you don't have to think in terms of when now is compared to desired timeframe...I think I'm going to spending a LOT of time in this program!

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j_c_hallgren CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Clearwater FL Posts: 32	Re: Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? I looked at Google desktop search but it does a lot of things that I don't want or need...and I didn't see on site any details about specific time based search, so I believe I'll be staying with XYplorer...which also runs from a USB stick, so it's portable, which is also valuable...

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Matth CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,493	Re: Free/share-ware needed to search for files by TIME and date? XYplorer, formerly TrackerV3, has been one of the highlights in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup for a long time, with even the author posting and taking feedback. Donations welcome, of course - 10 $ or EU, if you don't want to pay 25/30 for a professional licence. Or, cynically, if you suspect the change of name may be a prelude to going no longer free, make a donation, as in most cases where that happens, voluntary donators usually end up being given a licence. (eg. Trillian). No idea if that is likely, but the change from the rather incongruous "TrackerV3 version 4.x" to the catchy "Xyplorer" makes you wonder....

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