My Find In Files

There are situations in which a momentary lapse of memory might prevent you from finding a specific document’s location on your computer.

However, if you do have an idea about its contents and resort to a software solution such as My Find In Files, the chances are that you will stumble upon it.

Before anything else, you must know that the application’s very purpose is to lend you a hand when trying to find documents containing specific text, all without asking for any effort on your part. There is one single window you get to interact with, with the program’s GUI being on the minimalist side.

In order to start looking for files containing a specific word, all you need to do is type in the text you are interested in, then indicate the folder you want to be scanned, with the option to include subdirectories as well.

Note that there are several filters close at hand, with the possibility of limiting the results to a specific file format. What’s more, specifying whether or not you want the search to be subject to case-sensitive restrictions is possible, and the same can be said about matching the whole word. Other than that, you can also filter results by file name so that you only focus on what interests you.

As for how the results are displayed, you can see them in the bottom half of the main window, along with details such as file name, folder, count, and file size. What is great is that you can open any of the listed files by double-clicking their entry, which once again saves you a lot of time.

On an ending note, My Find In Files is an easy-to-use application that serves the sole purpose of scanning any folder on your PC for files containing a specific string of text. While its capabilities may not be that diverse, its characteristic ease of navigation and the fact that it prompted us with no errors during our tests recommend it as a reliable solution in its niche.