Loss of data can be a major problem for every PC user, no matter what files are lost, whether these are important business docs or family pictures and photo albums. At a first glance it seems impossible to lose files in own computer. However, people regularly lose things in own houses and apartments. This also seems impossible but it happens very often.
You may know every darkest corner of your computer but still miss some files. Of course, the first thing that will pop into your mind is to use OS search feature. Well, if you know the file name for sure, this might help. However, what would you do if you miss a dozens of files that might be located at different network computers? Sounds like a problem, doesn’t it? Well, any problems can be solved, including the one with missing files.
Find MS Word documents on your computer fast
File Search Assistant is here to help you. This is a far more powerful tool than search feature built in OS. Even if you possess minimal information on the mission files and documents, an effective file search engine (like FSA) will help you find file location and spot the exact files you need. Here is an overview of a couple of helpful features/search filters.
Firstly, it should be mentioned that the more info on missing files you possess the faster you will find files and the more accurate such a search will be. There are several filters in search that narrow down search results and thus make it faster.
Search by date is applicable in case a user is aware of the exact or approximate date the file was created, modified or even last accessed. Thus, if you have worked on certain documents for the entire day and now cannot find them, just look for all docs that were accessed yesterday and you are done! This is very convenient especially since you do not remember file names and search words (sometimes that happens as well).
Find Word doc fast on your computer and local network
Sure, if you are aware words and word combinations that missing files contain, this improve search quality. However, sometimes, we should look for files created by colleagues and partners. In such a case, any additional info will help. File Search Assistant will use any info you are ready to provide, for example file size. If you are 100% sure that missing files are not large, enter relevant info in FSA.
There are even more search options like search by type. File Search Assistant will look for particular file types only (for example, *exe, *txt, *docx files only). Logically, this narrows down search results. If you want to find word doc in a certain folder or directory, specify possible file location in FSA. This will save time for you.
File Search Assistant does not stop here. There is a preview function that you will definitely appreciate. Dozens of files can contain search words. What files you need? Use preview function to look at the context in which search words are used in located files. There is no need to manually open each file and waste hours of your precious time.