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FileSeek Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)How do I install the Free version of FileSeek?FileSeek uses the same installer for both the Free and the Pro version. If you don't enter a license key during the installation, you'll get an automatic 30-day trial of the Pro features. After the 30-day trial is up, FileSeek will automatically revert to the Free version. If you'd prefer to revert FileSeek to the Free version before the end of the trial, please follow these steps:
After performing the steps above, FileSeek will revert to the Free version, with the Pro features disabled. After reverting to the Free version, you'll no longer receive message box prompts to upgrade to the Pro version. Text QueriesSimple SearchingA string without quotes, brackets, or operators (+, OR, -) will be treated as a "Match Any Word" search if multiple words are specified. To search for an exact string, you can wrap the string in quotes. Advanced SearchingYou can use +, OR and - operators to create more advanced search queries. Operators are not case-sensitive, but capitalizing them can improve the readability of your search query. Operator: +The + operator will only match if the text contains both of the query terms. Here are some examples: Match anything that has both cats and dogs: Match anything that has all 4 animals (cats, dogs, horses, cows): Operator: ORThe OR operator will match anything that has at least one of your query terms: Match anything that has either cats or dogs: Match anything that has any of the 4 animals: Operator: -Using the - operator will match anything that doesn't have the query term in it. Here are some examples: Match anything without the word dogs: Match anything that doesn't contain dogs or cats: Using Multiple OperatorsYou can use multiple operators together, to form more complex queries. Here are some examples: Match anything that doesn't contain cats, but does contain dogs, or contains fish: Operator PrecedenceWhen more than one operator is used in a query, - is processed first, then +, then OR. To change the precedence of operators, use brackets to separate different statements in your query, much like how you would in an arithmetic expression. Brackets may also improve the readability of your queries, and do not affect performance. Here are some examples: In this example, dogs and birds will be evaluated first because + has a higher precedence than OR: To change the meaning of the example above, use brackets: The example below has the same meaning as the first example, but is much easier to understand: You can use the - operator to invert the meaning of a bracketed query. The query below will search for all text that doesn't contain dogs, or doesn't contain cats: The query below will search for either cats or dogs, but not both: PhrasesYou can search for exact phrase matches, even ones that contain operators, by using quotes. Here is an example: This example will search for the exact phrase "dogs +cars are great", the + operator is ignored because it is in quotes: Escaping QuotesTo search for quotes within text, escape the character with a backslash (as shown below) to tell the query that you are searching for quotes, and not searching for a phrase. The example below will search for "dogs" (with the quotes) in the search text: Error: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135)"Do you receive the error "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application." when you try to start FileSeek? If so, make sure you have the Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 framework installed. Please visit the FileSeek Download page to download the correct version of the framework for your computer. Command Line ParametersIf you pass a folder name to fileseek with no switches, FileSeek will treat that the same as -d. To pass a command line parameter value that includes spaces use quotes, like this: -d "C:\My Folder". Here is the complete list of command line parameters:
Set Search Directory: -d [path] (separate multiple paths with the | symbol)
Set Exclude Directory: -xd [path] (separate multiple paths with the | symbol)
Set Include Files Filter: -f [files] (separate multiple file filters with the | symbol)
Set Exclude Files Filter: -xf [files] (separate multiple file filters with the | symbol)
Set Query: -q [query]
Regular ExpressionsFileSeek allows you to query file contents using RegEx matching. If you'd like some more info on RegEx metacharacters, operators, and quantifiers, please see the C# Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet. How do I perform a Silent Installation?Starting with FileSeek 3.0, we've added a bunch of useful options to the silent installer. Please click one of the links below to view the details for that installer type. Important Note: When deploying the MSI Installer via Group Policy Software Installation, you absolutely must use the included MST (transform) file on the Modifications tab, otherwise the installation will never complete. Cannot Search in Excel Cells Formatted as NumbersOlder versions of the DLL required for searching within Microsoft Office documents have an issue where Excel cells formatted as numbers cannot be found. This issue can be resolved by installing the hotfix for Microsoft KB915800. Known Working File Handlers in FileSeekThe following is a list of third-party File Handlers (iFilters) known to work in FileSeek. If you've successfully installed and used a third-party File Handler that isn't on this list, feel free to send the info to us and we'll add it to the list.
How do I search other file types with an existing File Handler?If you've got files with unknown file extensions, but know that they can be searched using existing File Handlers, you can do the following to allow FileSeek to search them. In this example, we'll use the ZIP File Handler to search MAFF files. NOTE: You should only perform the following steps if you're comfortable working with the Windows registry. Always make a backup first!
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