Cathy for Windows

the only software I know that can keep a catalog of all external harddiscs that one accumulates over time. very valuable for archives with offline devices that have to be searched without connecting them to a computer.

Almost perfect. Extremelty fast, small and portable. There are some functions to add, but if all software would be as effective computers would be smarter than most of humans. Pros: Extremely fastExtremely smallCompletely free Cons: lack if seeking filtersevery drive have to be scanned into single file.

Priceless but free. Extremely fast, light and very easy app. And its totally free! I'm missing couple of features (like searching file by selected drive or cataloguing all discs of the same kind in one file) but the way it works is brilliant! Pros: as fast as light (below 60KB)as light as unexpensive (free)completely portable Cons: searching selected driveoption of cataloguing more discs in one file

fas and easy. Cathy returns search results literally in the blink of an eye. Completely portable. It catalogs so fast that I don't make any attempt to keep my drives indexed; if I need to find something recent I just re-add the drive, over-writing the old catalog. Cons: It doesn't restrict searches to the drive you indicate. It returns everything everywhere that meets your criteria. However it's another eyeblink to sort the results by drive.