Archivarius 3000

Archivarius 3000 Editor's Review

For a majority of Windows PC users, the in- built search feature of the OS proves to be adequate. However, this may not be the case with advanced users, network administrators and others who need to work with terabytes of data. Dealing with myriads of documents scattered across drives and network can prove to be tedious for such users and they may require a standalone indexing and file management app. This is where Archivarius 3000 fits in. It can search for documents, emails across computers, in removable drives and local network.

The app has a frugal download size of 5 MB and installation gets over fast. You can use the trial version for one month after which you have to opt for a license. The personal license version costs EUR 29.95. Users of really old PCs will be able to run this app owing to its basic OS and hardware requirements. The app supports windows version from Windows 95 onwards. It is multilingual and supports Unicode interface too.

This app makes an index of all documents found in a specified location. This does not take up much time. Users are allowed to make many customizations for indexing such as specifying languages, encoding, types of documents etc. After the index creation is done, you can search for documents. The app displays results in an interface divided into two panes side by side. You can also use its remote search feature through the internet. Users who have email clients like Thunderbird and Outlook can also benefit from its use.  Later you can also modify an existing index with an easy to use wizard.

Using Archivarius 3000’s word format search, you can find documents or emails written in many other languages than English. It supports many popular file formats including MS Office formats and PDF. The app also supports searching in compressed archives in computers. To prevent others from finding your private files with this app, you can use password protection.

Negative Points:
 -  Small footprint and support for nearly all Windows versions.
 -  Intuitive, easy to learn interface.
 -  Supports Unicode interface and multiple languages.
 -  Supports network and removable media search and indexing.
 -  Can search for documents in email clients like Outlook.

Positive Points:
 -  Offers little more functionality than Windows native indexing.
 -  Pricey for features it offers.
 -  Unregistered version has indexing cap of 10000 files.

Conclusion:
Clearly, Archivarius 3000 is not for every Windows users. Basic PC users can do without the app, considering its licensing fee. However, power users, network administrators and people dealing with a labyrinth of data can benefit from the app’s robust indexing capability. Its frugal footprint and multilingual support sweeten the deal for users.

Rating:3.5/5

Archivarius 3000 Publisher's Description

Archivarius 3000 is a full-featured application to search documents and e-mails on the desktop computer, your local network and removable drives (CD, DVD and others). Documents can be searched by content, the same like with Internet search engines. While searching the program automatically calculating all forms of words, which provide full-text documents search in 18 languages.

The program will extract and save full information about all your documents. Even if a document is not physically accessible, Archivarius 3000 will later be able to find it by content and determine on which disk the required file is located.

Archivarius 3000 has a line of time-savings solutions. The Query Builder allows building a complicated query without any special knowledge. The Search Wizard will help to find documents by size, date and type in just a few steps. The Quick View function speeds up document overview highlighting query words, finding and printing the needed fragment, even if the documents are not physically accessible. The found documents can be also exported to a text file or sent via e-mail.

Archivarius 3000 has instruments for remote access via the Internet. With them a user can search, overview the found fragments and download or send via e-mail the found documents using a regular web browser even out of home or office.

The program supports all popular documents types from MS Office and PDF to TXT. It\'s possible to search in compressed files (ZIP, ACE, RAR, ARJ and others), in e-mail messages of Outlook, Outlook Express, The Bat, Lotus Notes, and documents embedded in e-mail.

Free download from Shareware Connection - Archivarius 3000 is a full-featured application to search documents and e-mails on the desktop computer, your LAN and removable drives (CD, DVD), with quick review and documents printing tools, remote searching and accessing via the Internet.