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Use natural language search queries, kernel-based searches, and metadata indexing to find files on your Mac’s hard drive and any currently installed drives

You only need to open the Spotlight application and enter part of the name of the file you are looking for to find the file on your Mac.

However, if you need more powerful tools, you can use utilities created to provide you with a set of additional features designed to make your work easier.

Search queries supported by natural language

ProFind is a perfect example of such a macOS application. It is an easy-to-use and full-featured tool that supports metadata index-based searches, natural language search queries, and kernel-based searches (whenever and wherever they are available).

In addition, the ProFind app provides you with a simple, Spotlight-like interface, designed to make the process of searching files as simple and fast as possible.

ProFind allows you to instantly switch the location you are searching with the help of the “Search Location” drop-down menu in the upper right corner.

Support kernel-based search and regular expressions

In this way, you can change the search “area” between local and remote drives or servers, and enter the backup drive of your Mac to search for files that you may have deleted in the past few days, weeks, or even months.

In addition, ProFind can quickly add search criteria to your search query through the “Add Criteria” menu in the upper right corner according to the size of the file you are looking for, the date of file creation or modification, etc.

By default, ProFind allows you to use part of the file name as a search criterion to find files, but you can also use the “: content” keyword to search for their text content.

To switch to metadata-based search, you must use the “:metadata” or “:md” keyword followed by the search term, but you can also use specific metadata fields, such as the author using the “:author” search switch.

User-friendly search tool that helps you find files using metadata index and part of its text content

It is worth mentioning that ProFind also supports regular expression-based search and scripting functions, suitable for advanced users who need additional functions.

If you want to know more details about how ProFind can help you find files more easily, you can open its built-in command reference by pressing ⌘ + / keyboard shortcut.

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