Multi Path Files Finder: Locate Files Across Multiple Directories Fast
What it does
- Searches for files simultaneously across multiple directories or drives.
- Returns matches by name, extension, date, size, or content (if indexing or grep-style search enabled).
- Supports include/exclude path patterns and recursive or non-recursive scans.
Key features
- Fast parallel scanning across paths.
- Filename, wildcard, and regex matching.
- Filters: file type, size range, modification date.
- Optional content search (text) and preview.
- Export results (CSV, JSON) and open file/location actions.
- Scheduling or watch mode to detect new/removed files.
- Ignore lists (e.g., .git, node_modules) to speed scans.
Typical use cases
- Consolidating duplicates spread across drives.
- Locating project files across multiple workspace folders.
- Auditing large storage for specific file types.
- Automated backups or migration preparation.
- Dev workflows that need quick file lookups across mounts.
Performance & limits
- Speed depends on filesystem performance and whether indexing is used; parallel IO improves throughput but may be limited by disk or OS.
- Content search across many large files can be CPU- and I/O-intensive; indexing mitigates this.
- Network/remote drives will be slower and may require credentials or timeouts.
Security & permissions
- Requires read (and optionally write) permissions for scanned paths.
- Be cautious when running as elevated user — scans can reveal sensitive files.
- When searching content, encrypted files won’t be readable without decryption.
Quick setup (example defaults)
- Add paths to scan, enable recursive search, set filename pattern (e.g.,.log), add ignore rules, run scan, export results.
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