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Available on CD-ROM?
Trial version available?
Searches external hard drive?
Customizable to search certain folders or drives?
Remote access available?
Portable via flash drive?
Search across computers not networked?
Indexes folder names?
Categorizes searches?
Previews files in results?
Real-time searching as you type?
Versioning?
Cache of deleted files?
Option to save searches?
Indexes browser bookmarks?
Indexes web history?
Searches inside zipped folder?
Indexes instant messenger transcripts?
E-mail Programs indexed
E-mail archives?
E-mail attachments?
Outlook contacts?
Outlook calendar?
Outlook Express contacts?
WordPerfect documents?
OpenOffice documents?
 
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    Google Desktop 5

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    Free
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    Pros: Fast and customizable, windows, Mac, Linux and Mobile versions, lots of add-ins and widgets available, indexes Gmail, instant messages, inside zipped files.
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    Cons: Minimal categorization of results, limited formatting of previews, not quite as fast as Copernic.

    not avail.
     
    Google Desktop 5
    5.8
    PC, Mac, Linux
    Windows XP SP1 and higher (32-bit only); Mac version: Mac OS X v10.4+; Linux version: glibc 2.3.2+, gtk+ 2.2.0+
    1.9 MB
    1 GB, 5 GB recommended
    No
    No
    Only fixed drives
    Yes
    Yes, via Internet
    No
    Yes
    No
    Limited
    Very limited
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    No
    Yes, in Internet Explorer, Firefox
    Yes, in Internet Explorer, Firefox
    Yes
    AOL, MSN, Google Talk (plus 3rd-party plug-in for Skype Chat)
    Gmail, Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape, Thunderbird (Enterprise version adds Lotus)
    New or opened archives, but may require changing Outlook settings or reinstalling Google Desktop
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
     
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    Copernic Desktop Search …

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    *Est. $50
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    Pros: Fast, easy to use, excellent previews, categorization of results, indexes WordPerfect, OpenOffice files.
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    Cons: Price (free version is limited), doesn't index inside zipped files, doesn't index chats or Gmail.

    not avail.
     
    Copernic Desktop Search …
    3.1
    PC
    Windows XP, Vista
    7.48 MB
    20 MB minimum
    Yes (*est. $5)
    Yes (30-day)
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes, with Copernic Mobile
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes, in original formatting
    Yes
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes, in Internet Explorer, Firefox
    Yes, in Internet Explorer, Firefox
    No
    No
    Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird (Corporate version adds Lotus)
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
     
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    Everything

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    Free
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    Pros: Fastest desktop search, automatically re-indexes changed files, indexes file folder names, can run from a USB flash drive.
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    Cons: Windows only, doesn't index text inside files, not compatible with some older PC file systems.

    not avail.
     
    Everything
    1.1
    PC
    Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista (NTFS -- not FAT32 --with Administrator privileges)
    293 KB
    Not available
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    Yes but requires Administrator privileges
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    File names
    File names
     
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