wincatalog disk and file catalog software

du -ac > myindex.du (on Linux, store file names + sizes).

dir /s /b > myindex.dir (on Windows, store file names only).i've found the best solution is to use regular plaintext files generated with: There are a lot of free alternatives, but, if you don't need fancy stuff like image thumbnailing, metadata extraction, etc. Damn I have so many great ideas for Cathy, but the author is unwilling to release the source (i asked). So my final recommendation is still cathy. Great for searching but poor for browsing. That can also be used as a cataloger though it requires more effort in adding databases. Oh that reminds me, I forgot my most often used one that has now been unsupported since 2011 I just found ScanFS today, but it had some errors while scanning a catalog, and not as Hard Drive centric as Cathy. Then sync my various PCs and hard drives via dropbox/othersĪnd voila! I have instant search access to all my Disks, plus a backup archive to see my list of files in case of disaster.(You can sort of do this using a task scheduler and git or mercurial I suppose, but haven't tried it yet) Auto snapshot Drives on a scheduled period, storing incremental images.My ideal solution is something like Cathy with these features as well: I bet you can't find a tinier app for this purpose anywhere else! My favorite is by far Cathy! It's very fast! works superbly, creates small compact catalogs.

Wincatalog disk and file catalog software