Hi Ray, I've used EasyFind before, specifically because it will easily search for invisible files without a problem. However, to compare it to Spotlight searches is pretty poor. I need searches that will search by content, not just filename. Also, the speed of Easyfind is abysmal. I started a search of my drives for one word that I know to be rare on my drives, "elephant". I have answered a phone call, and literally walked downstairs to get a cup of tea, and then write this letter, and the search still isn't completed. Ah well, we can't get everything we want! Michael