[X4U] Spotlight search results are not sortable by usual Finder metadata

[Michael Elliott]

Been running Notlight. Seems to run fine under Leopard.

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On Jan 6, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Daly Jessup <jessup at san.rr.com> wrote:

> At 19 45  -0600 1/6/08, Michael Elliott wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I totally agree. On my system, EasyFind is so slow that I just don't  
> ever both to even try it. BUT, I use NotLight, and it not only  
> searches as I wish, but is almost as fast as Spotlight. It's  
> available at VersionTracker, and it's free.
>
> Oops, unfortunately, it doesn't say it is Leopard-compatible, and I  
> think it isn't.
>
> Daly
>
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