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DESCRIPTION
Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though).

As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

  • Has a new hierarchical view of the found items, making it much easier to browse 100s of items (see the screenshot).
  • Can run as root user, finding really any file on your disk, even those that are hidden from normal users.
  • Can save queries and run them again later.
  • Is quite fast: About 10 times faster than EasyFind 4.0.1 when searching for a file name (Mac Pro with 2 million files, searching "httpd.conf": EasyFile: 150s, this app: 15s)

Unlike Spotlight (i.e. the Finder's Find command), it does not access a pre-built database but searches the chosen volume directly. This allows you to find any file, even those inside packages and others excluded from Spotlight search. Hence it is great for finding system files, for example.

On the other hand, it may take a little longer than Spotlight, and it is only fast on HFS(+) volumes. But even on mounted network volumes of a Mac OS X server it can still be surprisingly fast.

Hence, this is not an entire replacement for Spotlight but it can come handy in certain, if not many, situations.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.2.1:
  • Fixed a potential crash
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Thomas Tempelmann
Downloads:8,271
  - Version d/l:1,393
Utilities:File Management
License:Free
Date:13 May 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****½
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Jul 5 2009
*****

MYSTERY TRAMP  Really nice piece of work. Author is to be commended.

mt  
(Version 1.2.1)

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Jun 15 2009
*****

TH3 J0K3R  This is an amazing app. I use it to uninstall other apps and find all the stuff that came with them. I didn't know this before but by holding the option key you can use the 'Find All' feature to search for files across all user accounts on your Mac. Thanks Dev.  
(Version 1.2.1)

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May 26 2009
*****

ARVIDTP  fantastic little utility!  
(Version 1.2.1)

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May 22 2009
*****

THEL  I'm in love! Marry me? [*rotfl*]

But seriously... Sherlock 2 & Spotlight have always driven me crazy. For half a decade I've been using Sherlock 2.1 (from Mac OS 8.6!) in X's Classic Mode in order to do quick searches by Creation Date et al. Because of your wonnnnderful application, I can finally stop doing that. :::happy-dance::: Thank You!  
(Version 1.2.1)

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May 22 2009

  Works so much better than command-F in the finder. And it found a 'hidden' file for me. Excellent application that everyone should have.  
(Version 1.2.1)

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May 13 2009
*****

MYSTERY TRAMP  Really nice piece of work. The developer should be commended.

mt  
(Version 1.2.1)

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May 5 2009
*****

µø˜˚´¥   Great app! Finds *way* more results than Spotlight, including system files and hidden files. The checkbox to include/exclude package contents is a godsend. Furthermore, the results window acts like a Finder window, so a double-click opens the file and a right-click brings up the normal Finder's contextual menu. And wow, is it fast. And free. Yeah, it crashed on me once - but I'll give it five stars anyway.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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May 11 2009

TEMPEL  I think I've identified the crash, which happened when one switched back to the Find window after a search. Should be fixed in v1.2  
(Version 1.2)

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Apr 13 2009

PIECEMAKER  I was keen to try this but it seems the download links (both here and on the developer's website) are dead.

Guess i'll have to wait till/if it goes live again...  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Apr 13 2009

TEMPEL  The download site I used was down since Apr 7 and only today (Apr 13) someone contacted me telling that it was down. Funny detail: It was a Windows user.

Download links should be up and running again.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Apr 8 2009
*****

GORABIT  Sorry, I'm only back with a review to give this app its well deserved 5 stars.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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Apr 8 2009

GORABIT  This is a fantastic app. When I downloaded it, I thought I would use it very seldom, but now I couldn't live without!

Highly recommended - soon or later you'll need it.

Many thanks to the developer.  
(Version 1.1.2)

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