WizFile is a very rapid file search utility. Search for files on your hard drive by name and get the results almost instantly. The entire file system can be quickly sorted by name, size or date. WizFile supports all types of hard drives, hard drive folders and network shares.
WizFile features:
- Find files by name on your hard drives almost instantly
- VERY Fast scanning! WizFile reads the master file table (MFT) directly from NTFS formatted hard drives so it"s ready for use very quickly after start up.
- Search by file name or full path name
- Multiple search terms supported
- Wild card file search (* and ? wild cards supported)
- User defined filters
- Monitors for file changes while active - your visible file search results will always be up to date
- Keeps track of folder sizes - any changes made to the file system will automatically update the folder sizes
- Does not require a separate database file - all file data is kept in memory
WizFile 3.14 changelog:
New Features
- Seer / QuickLook integration: Press Space to preview files directly in Explorer (when Seer/QuickLook is running); Space again closes preview.
- Select Folder option: Available via dropdown or F3.
- Hotkey toggle: Ctrl + Win + W now toggles WizFile (hide/show if active).
- TAB navigation: TAB from search focuses results list for keyboard navigation.
- Time-based filtering/search:
- Exact time (e.g. =1:00pm, =13:00:00)
- Relative time (e.g. >NOW-5m, >NOW-1h)
- Range queries (e.g. NOW-4h)
- Supports NOW and TODAY variables with s/m/h suffixes.
Improvements
- Faster scanning (up to 2x speed increase) in non-admin mode and for non-NTFS / network drives.
- Improved handling of OneDrive scanning in non-admin mode.
- Asynchronous file deletion for smoother performance.
- Better stability when files are created/deleted during scans.
Fixes
- Fixed selection desync when file list changes dynamically.
- Fixed Windows XP folder/network size calculation.
- Fixed security issue with malformed filenames (e.g. trailing spaces).
- Fixed Unicode input issues in search (Thai, Indonesian, Hebrew, etc.).
- Fixed "start with Windows" reliability issues.
- Fixed false "internal corruption detected" on non-ASCII paths.
- Fixed CLI argument quoting issues breaking filters.
Misc
- Donate button animation removed
Download: WizFile 3.14 | Portable WizFile 3.14 | ~8.0 MB (Free for personal use)
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