File finder

The file finder finds files and directories and calculates directory sizes on all local hard drives on NT, 2000, XP and 2003 machines across your entire network.

Features

·	Search a single directory, a single drive or all drives on one or many computers.

·	Calculate directory sizes for all directories or for directories on a single directory level.

·	Search for directories with specific sizes.

·	Search for files sizes with byte accuracy.

·	Search for many file names and extensions at once.

·	Possible to limit number of items listed per directory and per drive - useful to see if a certain file type exist without having to see all files of that type.

·	Search for file times with minute accuracy.

·	File times are displayed with millisecond accuracy - see exactly in which order files were created.

File finder flash introduction movie

If you want to get started quickly - watch this demonstration:
http://www.admwin.com/filefinder

How to use the File finder

1.	Select a single machine, a domain or a list of machines, see Getting started.

2.	Click the "File finder" button to open the file finder window.

3.	Fill-out the fields.

4.	Click the "Run" button.

How to quickly open displayed directories from both local and remote machines in an explorer window

·	Right-click the "Dir" column in the grid and select the "Open Folder" menu item.

Notice that the "Machine" column must be present for this to work.

Behind the scenes

An NTreport script is automatically created and executed when the "Run" button is clicked. All parameters from the file finder window is translated into command parameters for the Find.Files command in the auxiliary section. Likewise, the selected columns from the column settings window are translated into parameters for the ResultGrid command in the batch section. You can edit the script manually, save it and run it in NTreport or from the command line, and even assign a speed button for it in NTinfo, see NTreport speed buttons.

File finder output format

One record per row, one property per column, see Find files record format.

GUI overview

	Item	Description
A	Title bar	Shows where search will take place, this depends on the NTinfo server and domain selector.
B	Start path field	Full disk path to directory to search. Specify path as it were local on remote machine, UNC paths are not allowed. Enter an asterisk character ("*") for all drives. With this option NTinfo automatically enumerates and searches all local drives on each machine.
C	Browse button	Connects to a remote machine through default administrative share and opens the browse for directory dialog. The status bar displays current connection status. Which machine the browse button connects to depends on the NTinfo server and domain selector. If a single machine is selected that machine is used. If a list of machines is selected the first machine in the list is used. If a domain is selected the first machine in the browse list is used.
D	Variable selection button	Opens the path variable selection dialog.
E	Action selector	Options: Find files, Find directories, Find files and directories, Calculate directory sizes. Calculate directory sizes shows the sizes for all directories at the first directory level.
F	File type field	One or many file types to search for, delimited with commas.
G	File name field	One or many file or directory names to search for, delimited with commas.
H	Date check box	Select this box to search by date.
I	Date attribute selector	Options: Last access time, Creation time, Last write time (modified).
J	Time mode selector	Options: Specific, During and before, During and after, Range.
K	Accuracy selector	Select this box for minute accuracy, default is day accuracy. Day accuracy: return files between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59 specified date. Minute accuracy: return files between MM:HH:00 and MM:HH:59.
L	Date selector	Click the down arrow to open the date selection calendar dialog.
M	Time selector	Click the T button to toggle time between 00:00, current time and 23:59. Click the time field and type to enter time manually.
N	Size check box	Select this box to search by size.
O	Size mode selector	Options: Specific, At most, At least, Range.
P	Size field	Click the T button to toggle size 0 -> 1K -> 10K -> 100K -> 1M -> 10M -> 100M -> 1G. Click the size field and type to enter size manually.
Q	Search subfolders	Select this box to search subfolders. Unselect to search a single directory level.
R	Limit items listed per drive	Select this box to limit number of files or directories listed for each drive. Maximum is 50000 items.
S	Limit files listed per directory	Select this box to limit number of files listed for each directory.
T	Show root directory	Select this box to show data for the root directory (start path).
U	Script: show all columns	This setting applies to the Run button and the Make script button. The Make [Aux] button does not create a full script and does thus use this setting. If this box is selected all possible file information fields are displayed in the ResultGrid. Unselect this box to enable the Columns button. Click the Columns button to select fields and field order for the ResultGrid.
V	Run button	Click this button to create an NTreport script and run it.
X	Make script button	Click this button to create an NTreport script without running it.
Y	Make [Aux] button	Click this button to add a Find.Files command to the [Auxiliary] section. How to add more Find.Files commands with other parameters: click the File finder button, make your changes and click Make [Aux] again.
Z	Status bar	Displays current status when the browse button tries to connect to a machine.