/MultiLocationSearch

Search in multiple locations for multiple things easily using Windows Explorer

Primary LanguagePythonBSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" LicenseBSD-3-Clause

MultiLocationSearch

Search in multiple locations for multiple files using the "power" of Windows explorer.

Installation

NOTE: To my knowledge this program only works in Windows 7. Windows 10 does not have the same Search again in options required in the Usage section below.

  1. Download Python 3.5.1 and add it to your PATH.
  2. Download MultiLocationSearch and follow the Usage instructions below.

Usage

Before you can use the MultiLocationSearch you must create a "template" for the folders/locations you wish to search in.

  1. Open Windows Explorer then search for TO-BE-CHANGED in any location.
  2. Click the "Custom" button under "Search Again in" on the bottom of the window.
  3. Choose all locations you wish to search in then hit OK.
  4. Click "Save search" and save the file as "TO-BE-CHANGED.search-ms" in the same directory as MultiLocationSearch.py.
  5. Run MultiLocationSearch.py. This will ask you to enter names the files to search for in the previously selected locations.
  6. Look through the Explorer window for each result.