LAN Find

LAN Find is a simple-to-use and straightforward piece of software that lets you search for files and folders on remote computers via LAN, as the name implies. It targets all types of users.

After a brief and uneventful installation procedure, you are greeted by a standard window with an uncomplicated layout, where a list of all network connections, Microsoft terminal services and your local drives is automatically displayed upon deployment.

After the scanning procedure is done, the main frame shows the name, path and size, together with the date of creation, access and last modification for each found file and folder.

The search can be configured by adding a file or folder mask, by size, date or containing text. Plus, you can sort items in the results list, as well as save it to an external file for further analysis (M3U, HTML, HTM, XML, TXT).

You can use a search function to locate items within the results list, copy files or move them to another location, schedule a search task, and map a network drive. From the Options panel you can create an icon in the system tray area and customize the columns.

LAN Find requires a very small amount of CPU and system memory, so it doesn't interfere with the runtime of active processes. It has a good response time, finishes a scan job rapidly and works well, without hanging, crashing or popping up error dialogs. We haven't encountered any problems in our evaluation. On the downside, LAN Find has not been updated for a very long time.