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You are most likely using an outdated version of the software.
Please download the current version via 'Help > Check for Update...'.
In order to quickly find files and folders on your hard drive, UltraSearch directly accesses the Master File Table of local NTFS partitions. Administrator rights are needed for this. As a consequence the User Account Control (UAC) is displayed. You can skip this dialog by disabling Skip User Account Control Warning via Options > Application.
If you want to search for file content, use the prefix cont: or content: , for example:
cont:license
to search all files with the word "license" in its content.
If you prefer to use separate input fields for entering file contents as in earlier UltraSearch versions, you can also use the Query Composer on the 'Start' or 'Search' tab.
The full text search is time-consuming. It is therefore recommended to use additional search criteria like file name or file extension.
You can start UltraSearch directly with the operating system via 'Options > Application > Launch at Windows startup'. UltraSearch is then always available from the notification area on the right side of the taskbar.
The key combination 'Ctrl + Shift + U' can bring UltraSearch to the foreground at lightning speed and you can start your search without delay. You can change the key combination for launching UltraSearch at any time under 'Options > Application > Select hotkey'.
Yes. The dark mode can be activated via 'Options> Application> Appearance'.
This is a known issue with Windows' preinstalled PDF file handler in combination with certain PDF files.
In order to be able to read the content of certain files, our software uses file handlers that are registered in Windows. Unfortunately, there seems to be an issue with Microsoft's PDF file handler, which causes this behavior in rare cases.
The same technology is also used by Windows' File Explorer (you could reproduce this issue in File Explorer as well). What you can do as a workaround is to install a different, third party file handler for PDF files, such as the one from Adobe.
The easiest way to see and possibly change the registered preview handler or IFilter (used for the file content search) for PDF files is to install the free version of PDF-XChange Editor which comes with a lightweight separate tool for this exact purpose.
You can find it under "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\Shell Extensions\XCShInfoSetup.exe" when using the default installation path.
TreeSize and UltraSearch both use the preview handler and IFilter that is registered as default in the system, which is what you can see and adjust in this small tool.
Text-based file types can generally be searched right away and should not cause any issues if the used syntax is correct.
Other file types often require an IFilter to be searched.
Our software uses the corresponding IFilter that is installed and registered within Windows. If the content search does not find any results or gets stuck at some point, the currently used IFilter is the most likely culprit; we see this especially often with PDF files.
For PDF files, we recommend installing the Adobe IFilter as it has been the most reliable one. This does not require installing Adobe Acrobat, it is a separate installer.
It is possible that a new IFilter is installed and automatically registered when installing a new PDF software (or other relevant software for other file formats) on the system. In this case, it is necessary to register the working IFilter again if there are any issues with the new one. This can be done by reinstalling it. For PDF files, there is an alternative way described here.
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