Windows file librarians: index then search your disks

I’ve got files everywhere. This PC has 2 hard drives, plus another external one that I sometimes plug in. There’s two other PCs; the  old Linux server and the XP Laptop. Plus lots of back up CDs and DVDs.

So where is “Linux and Windows.txt” file, which has my step-by-step guide on file sharing. Or “MyTextMovie.avi” ?  Or “Podcast23.mp3” ?  or or or

I’ve tried a number of programs that index your files/disks and let you search later. I’ve settled on three. Yeah, one would be great but no single one appears to do the lot:

Locate32 Main one for Hard Drive indexing and searching. Can also do USB drives etc.  Scheduled, via Windows Task Manager, to run every 2 hours. Smart stuff. Quick, powerful and low on resources.

Copernic Desktop Search. Mainly for my email which is stored on the PC, like Thunderbird and Outlook. I used to use this for Hard Drives, but Locate32 suites me better.

Cathy. For indexing and searching (data) DVDs and CDs. Not movies!  Again a fast, easy to use program.

Let me add a Adamsian 4th to my list of 3. One for Movie DVDs. Eric’s Movie Database. Type in a title and it scoots off to IMDB etc to drag down the details, like Genre, Year, Actors. Excellent.