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Briana P.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

I like being able to search my both online and offline files to locate anything I need without wasting countless hours. I like the reporting tool that I can along with a full analysis of the data, I can get a customized report that I am able to download and/or export in multiple formats. It indexes all my data and I have unlimited access to support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

I do not like that there is a second part to his product that although does not need it to work or run, it is in fact proven to give better results but comes with a second coast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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It works great for locating and reporting on files needed to be tracked down or monitored. However, in my opinion I feel they could make it so much better and a bit more user friendly. It seems to be a bit out dated and the free version and paid version look and operate the same. So long story short do not spend money without first really evaluating well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Locating any and all files that pertain to work that are full of sensitive information that has to be closely watched and safe. Overall customer protection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Agent Ransack Overview

What is Agent Ransack?

Agent Ransack is a free software program for finding files on your PC or network drives. It is a lite version of FileLocator Pro and is a free for both personal and commercial use.

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Agent Ransack is a free software program for finding files on your PC or network drives. It is a lite version of FileLocator Pro and is a free for both personal and commercial use.


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2004
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Cambridge, England
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Recent Agent Ransack Reviews

David H.
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David H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Find anything on your computer"
Speed and flexibility - you can search for any part of a file name, or any text within a document and Agent Ransack finds it!
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Dave B.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Amazingly fast"
It's easy to use and it's quick! Never using Windows search again
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Excellent tool for searching files on PC or network."
File searches are fast and accurate. I can use AND, OR, NOT and RegEx regular expression logical operators.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

It's easy to use and it's quick! Never using Windows search again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

So far there is nothing to not like. I am thrilled with it so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Windows search has become terrible. This solves that problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

File searches are fast and accurate. I can use AND, OR, NOT and RegEx regular expression logical operators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

I still haven't found anything in this tool that makes me unsatisfied. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

I solve issues related to file searches and also in the search for words and expressions within the files, which makes my searches much easier. I use it a lot to find certain Tags in XML files and commands in SQL files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

Its speed. It leaves the search capabilities of Windows in the dust. There are also many parameters that further define the search results such as file size, expressions, date and inclusion of wildcards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

I actually cannot think of any negative aspects of Agent Ransack. The right-click context menu adds great flexibility in being able to start your search in specific file system directories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work as a software developer on a complex software product containing over 18 million lines of code. This has proven to be a great asset for locating specific code in that vast code base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Isha P.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

Agent Ransack provides you a preview of the search results file contents, this lets you decide which file is the one you want to open.

I can search by file name, pattern of string within files and pause my search.

The search report is also useful sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

It's only available on Windows platform. We also have Mac machines but we can't use Agent Ransack there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Agent Ransack:

Great tool but available only for windows platform, so that's a downside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Agent Ransack to search through local directories to quickly access files and documents. It is also being used by our SCM team who perform code merge and need a tool like Agent Ransack to quickly search through large number of files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ayub K.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

It is a versatile search tool. I usually use the portable version of the tool which gives me confidence that it is not using any resources in the background.

It lets me preview the file content for the search result. This is cool and helps me decide which one of the search results i want to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

It is only available on Windows platform, this smart tool should be available on Linux as well, or should let you connect to linux using ssh for performing search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Agent Ransack:

This is a great search tool. A must have! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Agent Ransack on individual machines to quick search through files and folders for work related requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chandrika B.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

Searching on windows is not convenient by default. I had to struggle finding files matching specific text pattern etc. Ever since we started using Agent Ransack, there is just no looking back anymore. You can search specific folders including sub folders, pause and play search conveniently. It also displays search results in real-time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

I don't think i dislike anything about Agent Ransack. It works great :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Agent Ransack:

This is a lightweight search utility which you should definitely consider using on your windows machines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Agent Ransack on our deployment management servers to quickly search for particular piece of code change in patch folders and locate files responsible for the change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

It finds text in each and every file even in compressed files like jars and wars, very good when you are working with java files.

Finds text in very less files and supports RG's also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

UI is much older, it can be improved and compressed output is not that much of requirement so it can be removed from results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Timely response

Recursive search Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

Finding variables in Java packages. 😂 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Emily B.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

It's fast. I am able to search for files through 15 GB folder in few minutes. I am able to search patterns through file name and strings inside the contents of file name.

It lets me preview matching string lines which helps me decide which files to retrieve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

There is nothing to dislike about Agent Ransack except that it is Windows specific. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Agent Ransack:

This is a great search tool available as portable software and desktop installation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Agent Ransack to search through files and patterns in code repositories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jennifer D.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

It's a great search utility for windows platform. You can search in multiple folders together without having to search entire drive. Search can be paused and resumed as required. You can preview file in the preview pane, now that's very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

This is a great tool. There is nothing to dislike about this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Agent Ransack:

This product works only on Windows platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using Agent Ransack to search are work machines for documents. We also have shared windows machine to store code repositories and project documents, Agent Ransack is very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Monica S.
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What do you like best about Agent Ransack?

I love how easy it is to search through large directories by file names or text within file names. I can also use wild cards to search through patterns of file name. It can also search you search report if you want to share with team mates. It can save search history for reuse. It is also available in portable version, so need to install the utility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Agent Ransack?

It is only available on windows platform. We also use linux and Mac Systems but can't leverage this product on those platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Agent Ransack:

It's a lightweight yet powerful search utility. A must have tool if you have large directories on windows machines at your workplace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Agent Ransack solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Agent Ransack to frequently search through code repositories and shared directories for files and texts within files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.