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Where Is It? Quick Manual
Welcome to Where Is It?
Where Is It is a cataloging software application written for 32-bit Windows operating systems, designed to
help you maintain and organize a catalog of your computer media collection, including CD-ROMs, audio
CDs, diskettes, removable drives, hard drives, network drives, DVDs, or any other media that Windows can
access as a drive. The most basic goal for WhereIsIt is to provide access to the contents of any media you
have from the cataloged database, even if the media itself is not available on the system - you can browse
lists of files and folders, search by any criteria, use descriptions, thumbnails, categories, etc.
WhereIsIt can be used to handle any kind of data, including downloaded programs, magazine CD-ROMs,
music collections like MP3s or audio CDs, graphics collections, document backups, etc. WhereIsIt can
handle lots of them, too, a couple hundreds or thousands disks in a catalog is nothing unusual, yet catalogs
remain reasonably small, single-filed and easy to transfer or send to other users. You can also create more
than one catalog, and at any time open and work with as many catalogs at once as needed.
WhereIsIt is easy to use for both beginners and advanced users. It features a familiar and well thought-out,
Explorer-like user interface, combined with strong searching and reporting capabilities, multi-language
support, automated description and thumbnails importing through extendable plugins from more than 70
different sources, and much more.
System requirements
• Windows 9x, ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or newer
• At least 8 MB of RAM is strongly recommended, 16 MB or more preferred.
• 5 MB free hard disk space for program installation and catalogs.
• Mouse or other Windows-compatible pointing device strongly recommended.
Program Features and Capabilities
Suitable for beginners and advanced users
WhereIsIt was designed to be a very adjustable program with lots of options for power users, as well as
quick and easy to use with predefined default settings and wizards for all those who don't want to get their
hands dirty.
Well thought-out user interface with multi-language support
WhereIsIt's user interface is one of its most praised qualities. Easy to use, familiar Explorer-like user
interface with clear overview of available functions, adjustable toolbar, columns to choose between, and
extensive use of object menus (right mouse click) to let you quickly access command you need. Want to
see item's description or assigned thumbnail image? Just leave mouse pointer on it for a moment, it will
popup as a tool-tip.
Multi-language Support
Not just that, WhereIsIt's user interface can be used in any of the supported languages; dialogs will adjust
to translated text. Support for new languages can be downloaded in a form of small language files, or even
created by users themselves by translating the program to a new language.
Manageable catalog files
WhereIsIt doesn't use large and complex databases; all information is stored in a single catalog (.ctf) file,
easily transferable to another computer, a friend, a public forum... as well as easy to backup. Share your
data the easy way. Catalogs don't need to be installed in any way, they can just simply be opened in the
program as document files, even on someone else's computer, while still retaining full functionality. Internal
catalog file structure is optimized for very efficient access and small total size, allowing fast searches and
small memory footprint, even with very large catalogs. For example, 30.000 files and folders (that's about
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