Best Free File / Disk Catalog Organizer
Cathy is a tiny portable program that catalogs files on removable media, or on your hard drive. Once indexed, you can quickly search and locate a file by name, size, and date, with additional search fields for MP3 files. Multiple catalogs are supported and you can also search for duplicate files. There is also a handy directory listing feature that allows you to print the contents of any folder.
The real strength of this program is its speed; it can index hundreds of thousands of files without a problem. This makes it handy for sysadmins as well as users with large file collections. Cathy doesn't index the contents of files, just file names and other file properties. If you want to search contents use a desktop search program.
Gentibus - "for the people" - is a very good name and choice if you're looking for a tool to organize your CD/DVD collection. The scan (CD/DVD/HARD-DISK) can be categorized, searched -the advanced search-function will also find "Harry Po" if you're looking for "Harry Potter". Gentibus will find duplicates, smartly discovers image-, audio-, video- and program files as 'super-categories' on it's own, which comes very handy when you're archiving a medium with mixed content. A very pleasing feature is that Gentibus will show you thumbnails of any pictures you might have archived on your CD/DVD so you will be able to search them somewhat as a virtual CD.
Visual CD scans all the usual suspects in an explorer-like approach. The 'catalogs' contain the data of one medium, can be password protected and joined by favorites and also displays the contents of zipped files. The search is very refined as you'd expect in a competent file manager, there's an 'extra'-menu with very welcome features (dublicates, file splitter, thumbnail-maker,...) and the option's menu let's you adjust the software to your needs.
Disclib is a terrific utility. I archive all of my projects to CD/DVD and keep them in a fireproof box for storage. But there are over 30 full discs now (half are DVDs), and many of them have multiple versions of the same project. Disclib keeps an index of the file/directory structure of every disc, so I can search through them all without having to swap 30 discs in my drive! Invaluable!
Cathy
Website: http://www.mtg.sk/rva/
License: Freeware
Download file size: 45KB
Windows Operating Systems Supported: 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
Non-Windows Operating Systems Supported: None
64 Bit Capable: No
Portable Version Available: Yes
Additional Software Required: None
Gentibus
Website: http://www.gentibus.com/index.html
Download link: http://www.gentibus.com/index.html
Author: M. Luc DI FELICE
Current version: 1.4
Version date: 2006
Download File size: 2.8 MB
License: freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows
Additional Software Required: none
64 Bit version available: none
Portable version available: nn
Non-English languages supported: yes
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Visual CD
Website: http://www.boozet.org/visualcd.htm
Download link: http://www.boozet.org/download.htm
Author: Budy Setiawan Kusumah
Current version: 3.1
Version date: Mai 2008
Download File size: 2.19 MB
License: freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows
Additional Software Required: no
64 Bit version available: no
Portable version available: no
Non-English languages supported:
Other relevant information:
Disclib
Website: http://www.lyrasoftware.com/disclib/
Download link: http://www.lyrasoftware.com/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=32&task=view.download&cid=4&lang=en
Author: Lyra Software Ltd.
Current version: 2
Version date: October 2007
Download File size: 2,1 MB
License: Freeware
Operating systems supported: Windows
Additional Software Required: None
64 Bit version available: No
Portable version available:
Non-English languages supported: many
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Visual CD 4.0 is released.
What do you think about MediaMan 2.2.1 (last freeware version)?
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page18.html
I'm very satisfied with Cathy which I use to carry with me on USB-stick my lightening fast searchable MP3-catalog.
But recently I discovered Everything.
- It indexes every NTFS volume (you can't specify what directories to catalog) very (and I really mean *VERY*) quickly and from then on monitors all changes.
- You can start it up when you need it or let it run whenever Windows runs.
- When searching (it supports regular expressions if you want it), it instantaneously shows the applying results while you type.
- It is actively developed
- I can even make the special Search button on my keyboard open a new Everything search window
I'm aware of Copernicus and other desktop searchers, but uninstalled them all because of their load on my system.If you just need a tool to find a specific file that is somewhere on your hard drive, Everything is a must.
Oh, how I like those little gems, that just do what they are intended for with a minimal footprint.
Summary:
After trying Cathy, Visual CD and several others I finally settled on CD Vista. Does a great job of cataloging all types of media.
Another option for this category is:
WinCatalog Light (http://www.wincatalog.com/light.html)
However, DiscLib is still my top choice, even though it hasn't been updated for quite some time now (it sometimes crashes so an update would be nice).
What is CD Vista?
Where can you get it?
You can find CD Vista here [http://cdvista.com]
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