Best Desktop Search Application?

You saved a file somewhere on your system, and all you can remember is a phrase or snippet of text you wrote inside of it. How do you go about finding the file? If you know the filename, it can be easy with your OS's built-in tools, but if you're searching contents, file types, or created/modified dates, it can get tough. Thankfully there are desktop search utilities that help, and this week we want to know which ones you think are the best.

It's been a long time since we last touched on this topic, and some of the ones we loved back then (including Google Desktop Search), are long gone now. Have you found a favorite that you've stuck with over the years, or has the need for these tools diminished since then? Sound off with your nomination in the discussions below.

Hive Five nominations take place in the discussions, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of nominations, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your post like so: VOTE: BEST DESKTOP SEARCH APPLICATION. Please don't include your vote in a reply to another person. Nominations emailed to us will not be counted. Instead, make your vote and reply separate discussions. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition.

About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get: "Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's five best a/v receivers.

The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it?it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/tr3gIqZ-JSk/best-desktop-search-application

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