Search Over Local Network
It is not a secret that missing files might be located anywhere, including local network computers. Users of small networks often save files in shared directories so that everyone engaged in certain projects and tasks can accessed the newest files. However, if files are located at someone else’s PC, it is necessary to search local network. FSA is the right tool to use to find missing files in local network.
Search over network and find missing files in LAN computers
File Search Assistant can connect to other computers in a local network to search files that have been missing. The software can access only shared folders with no restrictions like passwords, firewalls etc. To find file in network, one should specify local computer and even destination folder in the format //username/destination_folder. In local network search all filters FSA features may be used for better performance, i.e. search by date, size and type. By specifying network folders users will require less time since FSA will scan only those folders instead of entire local network drives. Since files are located at remote computers FSA may require a little bit more time to scan hard drives and folders, however this does not affect search efficiency in any way.
