Monday, February 07, 2011

Use Locate32 and Dropbox to Index and Find Files from Anywhere [Clever Uses]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/#!5753790/use-locate32-and-dropbox-to-index-and-find-files-from-anywhere

Use Locate32 and Dropbox to Index and Find Files from AnywhereDavid Sidwell wanted to know where his files were on his home Windows system when he was away. He could have used a remote access tool and click-click-clicked his way through, but he instead combined two uber-useful tools in a clever way.

Sidwell, a reader of Lifehacker's Australian counterpart, installed Dropbox on the systems he uses, along with previously mentioned file indexing tool Locate32. By setting Locate32 to drop its index file in a spot backed up by Dropbox, and changing a few settings, Sidwell now knows where his files are kept at all times, and can quickly get to them with remote access tools.