Even when a vacation isn’t on your horizon, you might be inspired by an article or advertisement you see while scrolling the internet. If you’re the type to use different browsers, you might never see any sites marked as favorites, even if you want to revisit that page at another time. Copernic to the rescue!…
Dropbox is a popular cloud storage platform often used in professional settings. Individual and organization Dropbox archives make files accessible from any device with internet access. But that doesn’t mean the files are easy to find. Dropbox’s search feature is notoriously limited. There is no way to search by metadata and only paid accounts can…
In the past, teachers would keep their units and lesson plans in boxes and crates. As technology evolved, digital storage of lessons and units has become the norm. You might see a lesson demo you like and ask the teacher to email it to you, perhaps you attend an in-service and download the unit contents…
Locating specific video files can seem daunting when you have a lot of them! With Copernic, the files you are seeking are just a few clicks away. In our scenario, we are looking for a particular video in our How-To Series. Using “how to” in the search bar results in 1,602 documents. Looking at the…
“Would like to be able to limit a search to specific folders – for example, I may have several similar files in different folders, and I know the one I want is in a specific folder, so I only want the search to return the file that is in that folder.” Although we created the…
Many of our clients purchase Copernic to search for their everyday files and specific extensions that they may need. In these scenarios, it is plausible that purchasing the Basic tier and an additional extension is more cost effective than purchasing an Elite subscription. In other cases, an Elite subscription might suit the pocketbook better than…
We have had some requests for a closer look at our Image Text Recognition feature.Optical Character Recognition (OCR) allows the software to read and recognize text from images. This is available on our Elite tier and can also be purchased as an extension to your Basic or Advanced solutions. When using the software, Copernic will…
Sometimes, users have reported that certain software programs will allow for Notes to be searched but will not display the results as expected. This is apparent with older file types and is due to Copernic’s index of metadata. To give an example of how this looks, we created some test files in frequently used Microsoft products…
If your work environment doesn’t allow you internet access, you can use the offline license authentication functionality to activate your copy of Copernic Desktop Search on your workstation. To do so, you must export an Offline License file and send it to our support team. The team will validate and authorize the file. An Authenticated License file will be…
Understanding the different modes of the Indexing menu can help you determine which option is the best for you. We suggest using Smart or Restricted mode when you are not building your Index. It is possible to switch between the modes when necessary. To locate the Indexing menu, click on “Tools” In this menu, you…
From time to time, our customers realize they need to make changes to their Copernic Desktop & Cloud Search subscription. They don’t want to make another purchase because it’s easier for them to have one expiration date and reference number. Whether they’re adding users, changing their tier level, or changing the duration of the subscription,…
Finding specific files on your computer can often feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Copernic Desktop & Cloud Search is a powerful search tool designed to make this task easier and more efficient. Here are 9 game changing tips to help you search your entire computer for files like a pro using…