Effective File Search v6.8
for Win9X/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7
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Version 6.8 August, 2011.
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1. Ability to pause/resume search process ('Pause' key).
2. Ability to create USB flash drive version of Effective File Search.

Version 6.7 January, 2011.
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1. Ability to compare files (find duplicates).
2. User interface: new language - French.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 6.6 September, 2010.
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1. Improved document pre-processing.
2. Preview: support of OpenOffice Writer and OpenOffice Calc files.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 6.5 March, 2010.
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1. Improved search of unicode text files.
2. Improved 'Copy to folder' and 'Move to folder' functions.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 6.4 January, 2010.
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1. Support of Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
2. Ability to change default search settings.
3. Ability to install EFS with custom configuration files.
4. Many small improvements.

Version 6.3 September, 2009.
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1. Support of OpenOffice Impress documents (.odp files).
2. Support of StarOffice Impress documents (.sxi files).
3. EFS Script: useful log files.

Version 6.2 June, 2009.
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1. Support of StarOffice Writer documents (.sxw files).
2. Support of StarOffice Calc documents (.sxc files).
3. Export to batch file: support of international file names.

Version 6.1 March, 2009.
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1. Improved processing of incorrect folder names.
2. Correct support of 'menu' key.
3. EFS Script: new constant 'Desktop'.
4. Export to batch file: new example.

Version 6.0 January, 2009.
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1. Support of OpenOffice Writer documents (.odt files).
2. Support of OpenOffice Calc documents (.ods files).
3. Many small improvements.

Version 5.5 October, 2008.
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1. Ability to save/load list of folders.
2. Context menu for list of folders.
3. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 5.4 May, 2008.
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1. Support of Windows 2008.
2. Improved document pre-processing.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 5.3 February, 2008.
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1. New parameters for text search: || - OR, ||+| - AND, ||-| - AND NOT.
2. User interface: new language - Spanish.
3. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 5.2 November, 2007.
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1. Improved 'Open folder' function.
2. Improved document pre-processing.
3. Support of Vista DEP option.

Version 5.1 September, 2007.
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1. Support of MS Office 12 documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx files).
2. Many small improvements.

Version 5.0 April, 2007.
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1. Support of Windows Vista.
2. Support of ZIP archives (search and file management).
3. Many small improvements.

Version 4.3 January, 2007.
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1. Improved speed and memory usage.
2. User interface: visual improvements.
3. Search without pre-processing (see UnprocessedExtensions.txt).
4. Many small improvements.

Version 4.2 October, 2006.
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1. Ability to search for folders only.
2. 2nd date filter: support of hours, minutes and seconds.
3. User interface: new languages - Russian and Ukrainian.
4. Many small improvements.

Version 4.1 July, 2006.
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1. Improved support of wildcards for folders (e.g. C:\200?\*\reports\ ).
2. Search results: context menu for 'date' column.
3. User interface: new language - Chinese.
4. Many small improvements.

Version 4.0 May, 2006.
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1. Preview function for found files.
2. Improved search by date.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 3.9.5 March, 2006.
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1. Fixed bug: document search and memory problems.
2. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 3.9 January, 2006.
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1. PDF search: improved speed and quality.
2. Whole word search: improved speed.
3. Added folder history list.
4. Many small improvements.

Version 3.8 September, 2005.
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1. Easy to use wizard for advanced filename searches.
2. Ability to clear search history.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 3.7 June, 2005.
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1. Text search: support of regular expressions.
2. Boolean search of PDF files: improved speed.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 3.6 April, 2005.
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1. Ability to print search results.
2. New hot key: 'Ctrl+Alt+F' - start Effective File Search.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 3.5 January, 2005.
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1. Support of native Windows context menu for all selected files.
2. Main menu: new function 'Cut files'.
3. New installer with 'silent install' option (setup.exe /S).
4. Many small improvements.

Version 3.4 September, 2004.
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1. Exclude filter for folders (for example: -C:\temp\ ).
2. New function: open all selected files.
3. PDF search improved.

Version 3.3 June, 2004.
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1. EFS Parameters: new option 'Automatic search'.
2. EFS Script: new command 'DeleteFiles'.
3. User interface: new language - Swedish.
4. Many small improvements.

Version 3.2 March, 2004.
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1. Search results: new Real-Time Statistics.
2. User interface: 2 new languages (German and Italian).
3. Many small improvements.

Version 3.1 December, 2003.
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1. Search results: ability to find files by first letters.
2. EFS scripts: new command 'minimize'.
3. Main window: F5 - refresh.
4. PDF Search: fixed several minor bugs.

Version 3.0 August, 2003.
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1. Text search: support of PDF file format (Adobe Acrobat).
2. Support of multilingual technology.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 2.15 July, 2003.
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1. New menu items: 'Copy to folder' and 'Move to folder'.
2. EFS Script - 3 new commands: 'CopyToFolder', 'MoveToFolder' and 'SelectAll'.

Version 2.14 June, 2003.
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1. Context menu: new item 'Open Containing Folder'.
2. Drag and Drop: support of 'Move' and 'Create shortcut' functions.

Version 2.13 May, 2003.
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1. Automation: support of script files.
2. New file format: EFSS - Effective File Search script.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 2.12 April, 2003.
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1. File name filter: support of logical expression.
2. Administrative options moved to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
3. Fixed bug: hex search.

Version 2.11 March, 2003.
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1. Date filter: support of long date format with hours and minutes.
2. Support of international settings for date filters.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 2.10 February, 2003.
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1. Export of results to batch files (.bat).
2. EFSP file format: new additional fields ('Include subdirectories' and 'Search in').
3. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 2.9 January, 2003.
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1. Support of several formats of file size.
2. Menu Options: new item 'Size format'.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 2.8 December, 2002.
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1. Support of wildcards for files without extensions (e.g. 'tst*.' ).
2. New folder 'Examples' with three search templates.

Version 2.7 November, 2002.
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1. Support of wildcards for folders (e.g. C:\TEST\tst*\ ).
2. Fixed bug: search of top level folders.

Version 2.6 October, 2002.
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1. Export to spreadsheets: new additional field (file attributes).
2. New version of EFS file format.
3. Fixed bug: forbidden folders.

Version 2.5 August, 2002.
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1. Export to spreadsheets: new additional fields (creation time and last access time).
2. Export to spreadsheets: dialog for a choice of the necessary fields.
3. Windows Explorer functionality: rename function.

Version 2.4 July, 2002.
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1. New help system.
2. Menu 'Administration' is hidden for users without administrative rights.
3. Fixed bug: wrong file extension for Open/Save file dialogs.

Version 2.3 June, 2002.
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1. Administrative functions (forbidden drives and folders etc.).
2. Dialog 'Administration'.
3. Option to use system registry (instead of INI files) to store user settings.
4. Fixed bug: date filter.

Version 2.2 May, 2002.
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1. New function: copying of files to Windows Clipboard.
2. Menu Actions: new item 'Copy files'.
3. Date formats: new date format 'Windows locale'.
4. Export: support of date formats.

Version 2.1 April, 2002.
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1. Support of several formats of file date.
2. Menu Options: new item 'Date format'.
3. New hot key: '*' - invert selection.

Version 2.0 March, 2002.
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1. Search parameters can be saved to file and loaded from file.
2. New true color icons for .efs and .efsp files.
3. New option: save window size.
4. Fixed bug: wrong size for big files (>2GB).

Version 1.9 February, 2002.
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1. Export of results to spreadsheet files (MS Excel etc.)
2. Windows Explorer context menu: New item 'Effective Search' for folders.
3. Support of Right Drag and Drop for files.
4. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 1.8 January, 2002.
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1. Search for folders.
2. File operations for folders.
3. Support of Drag and Drop for files.
4. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 1.7 December, 2001.
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1. Native Windows context menu for files.
2. Show of icons for files.
3. Increased speed of working with huge lists of files.
4. Fixed several minor bugs.

Version 1.6 November, 2001.
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1. Search of files containing unicode text (use for MS Word and MS Excel files)
2. Text search: support of boolean operators (AND,OR,XOR and NOT).
3. Windows XP: fixed one visual bug.
4. New virtual folder 'local hard drives'.

Version 1.5 September, 2001.
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1. Support of Windows XP.
2. Fixed bug: 'Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window'.
3. Many small improvements.

Version 1.4 June, 2001.
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1. Sorting of files by extension.
2. Statistics for selected files.
3. Fixed bug: whole word search.

Version 1.3 May, 2001.
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1. Rename selected files to upper case (or to lower case).
2. Invert selection.
3. Hot keys support.

Version 1.2 April, 2001.
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1. New function: deleting of the selected files.
2. New menu 'Actions'.
3. Increased search speed (for text searching).

Version 1.1 March, 2001.
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1. New submenu 'Open file as' (as text etc.)
2. Dialog 'Configure -> Open file as'.
3. Fixed several minor bugs.