Reviews of Yahoo! Desktop Search

1. 
   moserw

   Reviewing 1.2 Build 1852je (Jul 7, 2008)

   Not as good as Google Desktop which just blows the competition away. X1 is very good, but its strengths have not been integrated into Yahoo efficiently.
   
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2. 
   minasinahanmetehe

   Reviewing 1.2 Build 1852je (Dec 13, 2005)

   I have used lot of search tools (starting from Wilbur, which existed long ago before Google and others came).
   The preview feature is "the killer item" for me.
   Nice surprise that both view ans search works also with AutoCad, OpenOffice files etc.
   Google is a pale text app compared to Yahoo.
   I am just fan of well working apps. without preference to any clan or group. Yahoo works fine and is a very good application.
   I tried Copernic half ear ago, but I selected Yahoo instead.
3. 
   ZenWarrior

   Reviewing 1.2 Build 1852je (Dec 8, 2005)

   After using Copernic, Google, and the rest of the lot, when I want to find a file quickly I always can with YDS. I don't know about support because I've yet to need any.
   
   As for resources, what I do is have it load at start-up and run a few minutes to index anything I've added since the previous start-up, and then close it out. Using it that way, I see essentially zero resources used and I can always find what I need.
4. 
   philosopherdog

   Reviewing 1.2 Build 1852je (Dec 8, 2005)

   I've been using YDS for a while now. I think it's far superior to Google. For starters, Google will only include the first 500 words of a document in your search. Also, I hate the fact that it keeps a cached version of deleted documents. It might be really handy for some people, but it bugs me. I've also checked out Copernic, which I think is very good. I like it's small foot print, and it seems really stable. The main reason I don't use Copernic is that they're very conservative with PDF files. If there is any sort of restriction on the file you are not permitted to search its content. This is not the case with YDS. Anyhow, YDS I find is a brilliant piece of software. It might not search Opera mail, or whatever, but whatever. I guess everything can't be supported. My main complaint with it is that they have poor support. Their forum is really poor. There's little information on their main page. Indeed, you can't even tell that they have a new version if you go to their page! Poor support. Anyhow, check it out. Or check out Copernic, also quite good.
5. 
   photonboy

   Reviewing 1.2 Build 1852jc (Oct 1, 2005)

   Copernic Desktop Search.
   
   For my purposes Copernic is 95% perfect. The only thing I could even come up with is to have Videos shrink to fit the Copernic window especially with High-Definition files.
   http://fileforum.betanew...top_Search/1094098345/1

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