VX Search

When it comes to searching for data on a hard drive, VX Search places many possibilities at your disposal. It supports a wide range of searching methods, which you may combine however you want, to narrow down your searches. The software also provides various statistics, as well as many other useful features.

VX Search is free to try for 30 days, without any functionality restrictions. It comes in a small package and it can be installed in under a minute. There are no complex settings to make along the way and there is no need to prepare any prerequisite tools. Also, the software can be used on all popular Windows versions and its hardware requirements are modest.

Although it is divided into several panels, the user interface is very easy to understand and it should not take too long to master its controls. Rather than typing a keyword in a search field and hitting the Enter key, the software allows you to search for contents by creating search profiles. Though not as straightforward as the aforementioned method, creating profiles is more convenient. Also, you can save your profiles and run them whenever you need to find certain contents or specific file types.

Of course, you won't have to waste too much time if you wish to search for a particular file and nothing more. When you hit the Search button, a small window will show up, on which you can define your search parameters. Alternatively, you can just type a file's name and choose a location on your hard drive and click a button to start the operation.

If you decide to carry out a more complex searching process, you can set up a wide range of rules, with all sorts of criteria. The software allows you to target your data by file name, path, size, creation date and many other criteria. You may select different conditions, like "cotains", "does not equal to", "is between" and so on, for your own keywords. Furthermore, the program allows you to set up multiple criteria and condition pairs for the same profile.

Search results are displayed immediately. Besides a list of the found files, the software also displays a series of statistics, on two different panels, including the formats of the found files, used disk space and more. You can also bring up a few charts, on a separate window, if you want to have a better look at certain statistics.