Find Any File for Mac
Search your disks for files using various criteria.
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Find Any File overview
Find Any File searches your local and network disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size or kind.
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.
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.
What’s new in version 2.4.1
- Fixes a crash when searching certain (network or encrypted) volumes
Find Any File for Mac
$6.00
In English
Version 2.4.1
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Jun 1 2023
Version: 2.4
App Warz! There's a blatant app war between users of 'EasyFind' and 'Find Any File' whereby BOTH are outrageously downvoted in the 'Similar Apps' list on each of their pages. At the moment, 'Find Any File' is downvoted to -18 on the 'EasyFind' page, which is a sick absurdity. 'EasyFind' is currently downvoted to -10 over at the 'Find Any File' page, which is idiotic. The archaic abandonware 'DiskTracker' rates better on both pages, which is of course total nonsense. CHECK OUT BOTH 'EasyFind' AND 'Find Any File'! BOTH have their uses and both are free to use, providing FAR better results than Apple's hobbled and blundering Spotlight. So: Cut the App Warz crap! Seriously.
Feb 9 2021
Version: 2.2.1
I don't know what the hell is wrong with me. I've been using a Mac since 1986. Maybe it's me, but I hardly EVER use Spotlight. It seems the few times I use Spotlight each month, I never can find what I'm looking for, and find tons of shit I'm NOT looking for.
Find Any File just works. It finds stuff that I can't find with Spotlight.
Again, maybe it's me. Is there a "trick" to making Spotlight work?
FInd any file is only 8 bucks. It's worth it.
Jan 5 2021
Version: 2.2.1
Excellent. In general, FAF is much more thorough than Spotlight. Also FAF is quite fast and efficient in its searching.
Nov 29 2020
Version: 2.2.1
love it. my go to search util now.
has 'hidden' features using option key, & worth learning some other identifiers -- developer super responsive.
worth paying for!
