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hermitcrab | 23 days ago

I've been using this tool for a while. It is incredibly useful. Kudos to the developer(s).

The real question is: why is the default Windows search so terrible? Did Microsoft make it useless on purpose?

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Akronymus|23 days ago

Because the default windows search actually iterates every folder/subfolder, rather than using the global file table, which "everything" uses

randomlurking|22 days ago

I think it also searches inside documents by default.

hyperhopper|23 days ago

It now seems to serve the purpose of funneling users into edge, AI products, or serving ads.

dietr1ch|22 days ago

It's been bad since early 2000s though