I know I've seen a program that would do this before, but I can't remember what it was.

Here's what I want:

Insert a cd. The program scans the CD and indexes all the files on it by name/date/size etc. When its done, insert another cd. IIRC, it would scan new cd's in the background everytime you put a disc in.

Later, you can search the program for a specific file, and it would tell you which cd it was on.

(I assume you have to name or number the cd's in some way... don't recall.)

Anyone know of a program that does this?

I was thinking it was google desktop or some similar desktop search app, but can't find that feature now.

CD Storage Master can do the trick

Thanks, I'll check it out.

I did find the app I remembered though. It was in fact google desktop, with a 3rd party plugin called spindle search.

For indexing files I just use DIR command and store the result in a text file... whih can be imported into Excel for manipulation.

Try Cathy. It does an excellent job of indexing your system as well as all the CDs youcan rhrow at it. It is FREE.

Edited August 11, 200620 yr by pmshah

The program is called cathy. Although it was originally designed for the purpose you seek I use it on my desktop to quickly find files/folders I need.

I use a freeware program called disclib. It works well for me.

Disclib is a CD collection organizer program. It may be used as a catalogue of CDs. After creating the catalogue, disclib stores file and folder names and tree, allows user to categorize folders and files, and allows searching all the files from the collection CDs without need to place them in CD reader. Disclib may place in the catalogue any windows folder not only folders on CDs. Disclib has a customizable Multilanguage functionality. The program also extracts mp3 info.

Also, it is available in an installer-less zip and has good import/export functionality for portability.

I use supercat. It can extract comments from archives, catalog JPG resolutions, MPG information etc

Give it a go. When I used DOS and floppy disks I used CATDISK. There is a windows version but it hasn't been updated for years.

Also give 'Where is it' a try, does what you need.

Also available as a shareware version so you can try it out first.

Edited July 31, 200620 yr by oldwolf