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Folx proposes an outstanding feature - Spotlight integration, which lets you get the most from Folx tag system. Now you can use Spotlight engine to search for files you've downloaded without starting Folx.

What is Spotlight?
Spotlight is a search feature of Mac OS.

How to search for downloaded files using Spotlight?
Thanks to Spotlight integration you don't have to start Folx to look for the required file or to browse in folders on your hard-disk. All you have to do is click Spotlight icon in the top-right of the menu bar. A text field will be invoked, where a search query can be entered (a tag, a file name, a link, or a comment). Search results will be immediately listed.

Wonder how to assign tags to your downloads? Refer to this section for the instructions. Read as well how to add Spotlight comments to your downloads in this section.


Other ways to search for downloaded files on your hard-disk

1. Folders

Folx proposes smart folder technology, which permits to save your downloads according to the tags you've assigned beforehand. One file will be stored only in one folder, but you can assign as many tags to a file as you wish. In other folders symlinks and hardlinks are created. If the folders are in the same volume, then hardlinks are created, if they are in different volumes - symlinks are created.

If you've chosen "Automatic" option when creating a new download task, look for your downloaded files in folders by tags you assigned to this task (if you didn't assign any tags your download will be saved with "other" tag).

If you've chosen "Choose other" option in "New Download Task" window, look for files in the folder you've specified to save downloads to. Moreover, files will be stored in tags folders, provided tags have been assigned to files beforehand.
 

2. Search window

Folx "Search" window filters your downloads according to their names, URLs and comments. Paste a text into Search window. Only the items, containing the text you've entered, will be left in Downloads list.