Posted by: Ladmo
File Utility? - 13/02/2005 04:47
I have a bunch of digital pictures scattered over five drives (some are partioned). I am looking for a file utility that will allow me to search all my drives for the pictures (I can search by file type) and them move them all to one directory, so they could be burned to disk. I am running Windoz XP Pro. Does anyone know if such a utility exists, and if so, what it is called, or where I can find/buy it?
Thanks
Posted by: Attack
Re: File Utility? - 13/02/2005 05:06
Agent Ransack (Free Version) or FileLocator Pro (not free)
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/
Posted by: RobotCaleb
Re: File Utility? - 13/02/2005 05:31
Start -> Search -> For Files or Folders...
'*.fileextension' in 'All or part of the file name:'
'My Compute'r in 'Look in:'
Click Search
wait
select all, right click Copy (or cut, if you are feeling adventurous)
im sure you can get it from there
sure, its not doing it for you, but it works, and is included in the OS
Posted by: andy
Re: File Utility? - 13/02/2005 06:44
I would have agreed with you in past versions of Windows. However in WinXP the search feature has so many bits of hidden "functionality" that means it doesn't search the whole drive reliably anymore.
This is a particular problem for developers, the Windows search refuses to look inside .asp files and various other file types.
I have been bitten by this too often and I have given up on the built in search now and am using Agent Ransack instead.
Posted by: bonzi
Re: File Utility? - 13/02/2005 07:35
Two easy steps:
Seriously, file/directory manipulation tasks like yours alone are enough of a reason to have Unix utilities installed.
Posted by: Ladmo
Re: File Utility? - 13/02/2005 14:51
Geeze! I tried the 'built in' way, and got hosed three times, plus not to mention the increadable nap you can take while you are waiting for the darn thing. Plus it randomly misses files. Then, lets not talk about that speedy cut and past thing!
Thanks for trying, and for all the recommendations..I'm getting ready to try intstall the unix thing to see if it is happin!
Posted by: SonicSnoop
Re: File Utility? - 13/02/2005 15:25
Couldnt he also boot up his system with a knoppix cd distro and mount the partitions and search and move from there?
Posted by: Mach
Re: File Utility? - 14/02/2005 00:04
You may want to give robocopy a look.
linkI've been using it to sync files between two machines across my home network. It has options to drill down through directories and move files instead of copy.