The idea behind this was to be able to search large filesystems and multiple drives quickly for files. In future, be able to find duplicates. Every time I needed to check if I already have a file I am downloading I would have to use the slow Windows search or the find command. After trial and error I finally settled on Apache Solr as the search tool. It's fast and easy to use.

Warning: This is a good example of my lack of understanding of programming and Java in general. Use at your own risk.

• Install Apache Solr
• create an index as below and name your collection files. You can name it anything but that's default in code.

• Download source and build like any Java maven project and use the fat jar

dedup-xx-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar [options] or

• Index a folder or drive assuming your collection is called files with

dedup-xx-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar -index C:\

• ..or specify a collection URL with optional -url argument

dedup-xx-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar -index C:\ -url https://localhost:8983/solr/mycollection

You can use the Solr admin interface for searching. Visit https://localhost:8983/solr Select your collection from the left side drop-down menu. Then select "Query"

You will be using q field. Hit Execute to test with *:* and you will see 10 results.

Refer to Solr guide on queries. You can search normally like you would in Windows Explorer but advanced query options are also available in the guide.

• See Issues.