With a name like Content Investigator, one does feel like there's police business involved here, when the actual truth is we're only dealing with a program that aims to help users by searching according to specifically dictated criteria.

Yes, with this search program, you can easily find lost virtual items or simply identify documents you might have lost track of in who knows what folder or path.

The first thing I was happy to notice was the fact that there are quite a lot of search options. The application simply becomes more efficient once the user manages to add more information about the searched items. For example, it should not come as a surprise that file extensions are required for the app to do its job properly.

Other information can include the creation date, last modification date, certain phrases, and even the number of lines and columns if that is the case. You can also tell the app to look for specific content or simply do a more superficial scan.

Right, so the thing that amazed me was how easily it can be set to look through the files and identify hidden content inside them.

For example, if you do not remember the name of a document, but do recall a certain phone number that was in it, you can add this element as an important search criterion, thus giving the app better chances of finding what you need or want.

Content Investigator might look like a simple application on the outside, and even if we agree upon the fact that it is, we must also agree that in its simplicity it manages to get the job done and ultimately will provide steady support for all your finding needs. Don't forget that the more info you feed it, the better.