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9-Apr-2026 - VX Search v18.0 redesigns the file search results dialog, adds the ability to filter file search reports by the report ID and improves the file search reports dialog. In addition, the new product version improves the JSON, CSV and XML file search reports, improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Redesigns the file search results dialog
  • Adds the ability to filter reports by the report ID
  • Improves the JSON, CSV and XML file search reports

11-Mar-2026 - VX Search v17.9 adds unique file search report IDs and a hash signature of searched input directories for compliance purposes. In addition, the new product version improves the PDF and HTML file search reports, improves the performance of the file search operations, improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds unique file search report IDs
  • Adds a hash signature of searched directories
  • Improves the PDF and HTML file search reports
  • Fixes a number of bugs

10-Feb-2026 - VX Search v17.8 improves the side-bar disk performance monitoring and disk space monitoring tool views, improves the file search results dialog, improves all types of HTML file search reports. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application, improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Improves the side-bar disk space monitoring tool views
  • Improves the side-bar disk performance monitoring tool views
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

21-Jan-2026 - VX Search v17.7 adds pie charts to the consolidated PDF file search reports and adds the ability to set custom true-type fonts for all types of PDF reports allowing one to better support international character sets. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application, improves the options dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds pie charts to the consolidated PDF file search reports
  • Adds the ability to set custom true-type fonts for all types of PDF reports
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Improves the options dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

22-Dec-2025 - VX Search v17.6 redesigns the summary HTML file search reports, compact HTML file search reports and detailed HTML file search reports. In addition, the new product version adds support for new file types to the default file classification plug-in, improves the file matching rules, improves the VX Search command line utility and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Redesigns all types of HTML file search reports
  • Adds support for new file types to the default file classification plug-in
  • Improves the VX Search command line utility
  • Improves the file matching rules
  • Fixes a number of bugs

19-Nov-2025 - VX Search v17.5 adds the disk activity monitor tool pane, adds the disk transfer rate tool pane and adds the disk IOPS monitor tool pane allowing one to monitor the status and the performance of the hard drives installed in the computer during file search operations. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the disk activity monitor tool pane
  • Adds the disk transfer rate monitor tool pane
  • Adds the disk IOPS monitor tool pane
  • Fixes a number of bugs

24-Oct-2025 - VX Search v17.4 adds the ability to search files by the number of hard links pointing to the same file object allowing one to identify files with multiple file names located in different directories. In addition, the new product version adds support for new file types to the default file classification plug-in allowing one to categorize and filter file search results by the file type and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to search files by the number of file links
  • Adds support for new file types to the file classification plug-in
  • Fixes a number of bugs

29-Sep-2025 - VX Search v17.3 adds the ability to export the categories of file search results to the JSON report format allowing one to generate various types of bars charts and pie charts using AI data analysis platforms. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application, improves the network shares search dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to export categories of search results to the JSON format
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Improves the network search dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

21-Aug-2025 - VX Search v17.2 improves the timeline charts allowing one to display the number of file search results and the amount of disk space per file creation year, last modification year and last access year. In addition, the new product version improves the support for AI integration, improves the web-based management interface and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Improves the support for AI integration
  • Improves the web-based management interface
  • Improves the timeline charts
  • Fixes a number of bugs

19-Jun-2025 - VX Search v17.1 adds the ability to export file search reports to the JSON file format, which is especially optimized for structured, hierarchical datasets and allows one to analyze the search reports using external analysis tools and various AI platforms. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to export file search reports to the JSON file format
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

29-Apr-2025 - VX Search v17.0 adds the file search reports sidebar view allowing one to open previously saved file search reports directly from the VX Search GUI application. In addition, the new product version improves the layout of the VX Search Server GUI application, improves the file search log view and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the file search reports sidebar view
  • Improves the layout of the VX Search Server GUI application
  • Improves the file search log view
  • Fixes a number of bugs

21-Mar-2025 - VX Search v16.9 adds disk space usage pie charts to the built-in disk space monitor allowing one to continuously monitor one or more disks or network shares and send E-Mail notifications or perform automatic file search operations when the amount of the free disk space drops below the user-specified limit. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds disk space usage pie charts to the built-in disk space monitor
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

26-Feb-2025 - VX Search v16.8 improves the fault-tolerance of the file search operations, improves error reporting and improves the multi-threaded file search mode allowing one to search files in multiple disks, directories and network shares simultaneously. In addition, the new product version improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Improves the fault-tolerance of the file search operations
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Improves the multi-threaded file search mode
  • Fixes a number of bugs

28-Jan-2025 - VX Search v16.7 improves all types of file search reports, improves the main VX Search GUI application and improves the file matching rules. In addition, the new product version improves the VX Search command line utility and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Improves all types of file search reports
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Improves the VX Search command line utility
  • Fixes a number of bugs

19-Nov-2024 - VX Search v16.6 adds the ability to save consolidated file search summary reports showing the file search statistics for multiple file search reports saved in the VX Search reports database to the PDF, HTML and Excel formats. In addition, the new product version improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to save consolidated file search reports
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Fixes a number of bugs

15-Oct-2024 - VX Search v16.5 adds a number of new file search wizards allowing one to search large files created during the last week, month or year. In addition, the new product version improves the fault tolerance of the file search operations, improves the file properties dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds a number of new file search wizards
  • Improves the file tolerance of file search operations
  • Improves the file properties dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

17-Sep-2024 - VX Search v16.4 adds the ability to customize file classification plug-ins allowing one to search files by the file type. In addition, the new version adds support for new file types to the built-in file classification plug-ins, improves the file properties dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds support for new file types to the built-in file classification plug-ins
  • Adds the ability to customize file classification plug-ins
  • Improves the file properties dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

24-Jul-2024 - VX Search v16.3 adds multiple GUI layouts allowing one to show or hide different parts of the VX Search GUI application and change the style of the main toolbar. In addition, the new product version improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds multiple GUI layouts allowing one to customize the VX Search GUI application
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Fixes a number of bugs

2-Jul-2024 - VX Search v16.2 adds the ability to display in any of the left side-bar tool panes a system status monitor showing the current CPU usage, memory usage and the amount of the free system memory. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to display a system status monitor in any of the side-bar tool panes
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

17-Jun-2024 - VX Search v16.1 redesigns the built-in disk space monitor allowing one to continuously monitor a number of disks or network shares and send E-Mail notifications if the amount of the free disk space drops below the user-specified limit. In addition, the new product version adds support for the Windows Server 2025 operating system, improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Redesigns the built-in disk space monitor
  • Adds support for the Windows Server 2025 operating system
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Fixes a number of bugs

28-May-2024 - VX Search v16.0 adds the ability to automatically save file search reports or send E-Mail notifications when a file search command finds a user-specified number of search results or the disk size of file search results exceeds a user-specified limit. In addition, the new product version improves all types of file search reports, improves the performance of the file search operations, improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to automatically save search reports according to user-specified conditions
  • Adds the ability to automatically send notifications according to user-specified conditions
  • Improves the performance of file search operations
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Improves all types of file search reports
  • Fixes a number of bugs

27-Feb-2024 - VX Search v15.9 adds the ability to perform batch file search operations on hundreds of network shares and save file search reports for each processed network share in the VX Search reports database. In addition, the new product version improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds a batch file search mode
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Fixes a number of bugs

25-Jan-2024 - VX Search v15.8 redesigns the file copy options dialog, redesigns the file delete options dialog and adds the high-performance directory scanning mode for the file delete operations. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds a high-performance directory scanning mode
  • Redesigns the file delete options dialog
  • Redesigns the file copy options dialog
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

7-Dec-2023 - VX Search v15.7 improves E-Mail notifications allowing one to send a notification message when a file search operation finds a user-specified number of results. In addition, the new product version improves the performance of the file search operations, improves the VX Search command line utility and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Improves the performance of file search operations
  • Improves the VX Search command line utility
  • Improves E-Mail notifications
  • Fixes a number of bugs

23-Oct-2023 - VX Search v15.6 adds the ability to exclude directories listed in a user-specified text file from the file search process using an exclude macro command. In addition, the new product version improves the file search command options dialog, improves the VX Search Server product version and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to exclude directories listed in a user-specified text file
  • Improves the file search command options dialog
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Fixes a number of bugs

12-Sep-2023 - VX Search v15.5 adds the ability to display charts showing the number of search results and disk space usage per network share for user-selected types of files allowing one to understand how specific files are stored across the entire network based on the file type, creation, modification or last access dates. In addition, the new product version improves the Excel and CSV file search reports, improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability display the number of search results per network share
  • Improves the Excel and CSV file search reports
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

14-Aug-2023 - VX Search v15.4 adds the ability to automate the VX Search Server file search operations and report management operations using the VX Search command line utility. In addition, the new version adds the ability to archive old file search reports from the VX Search reports database to a user-specified directory, improves the VX Search command line utility and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to automate the search operations using the command line utility
  • Adds the ability to automate the report management operations
  • Adds the ability to archive old file search reports
  • Improves the VX Search command line utility

25-Jul-2023 - VX Search v15.3 adds the ability to display charts showing the number of search results and the amount of disk space usage per server or NAS storage device for user-selected types of files allowing one to understand how specific files are stored across the entire network based on the file type, creation, modification or last access dates. In addition, the new product version improves the default file classification plug-in and adds support for new file types, improves the VX Search Server GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability display charts showing the number of search results per server
  • Improves the VX Search Server GUI application
  • Improves the default file classification plug-in
  • Fixes a number of bugs

6-Jun-2023 - VX Search v15.2 adds the ability to search files by the file name length, full name length and extension length. In addition, the new product version adds the ability to categorize and filter file search results by multiple levels of top directories, improves the top directories charts, improves the VX Search command line utility and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to search files by the file name length
  • Adds the ability to categorize results by the top directory
  • Improves the VX Search command line utility
  • Improves the top directories charts
  • Fixes a number of bugs

10-May-2023 - VX Search v15.1 adds a built-in disk activity monitor, which can be displayed in one of the status views in the VX Search GUI sidebar showing the current disk activity level, the disk read transfer rate and the disk write transfer rate. In addition, the new product version improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds a built-in disk activity monitor
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

19-Apr-2023 - VX Search v15.0 adds the ability to customize the main VX Search GUI application by rearranging status views in the GUI sidebar. In addition, the new product version adds a built-in disk space monitor, which can be displayed in one of the status views in the GUI sidebar. Finally, the new product version improves the built-in file classification plug-ins and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to customize the main VX Search GUI application
  • Adds a built-in disk space monitor
  • Improves the built-in file classification plug-ins
  • Fixes a number of bugs

7-Mar-2023 - VX Search v14.9 adds the ability to search files by the file user name using regular expressions allowing one to search for multiple user names with a single file search query. In addition, the new product version improves the file search rules dialog, improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to search files by the file user name using regular expressions
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Improves the file search rules dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

7-Feb-2023 - VX Search v14.8 adds charts showing the number of file search results and the amount of disk space per top directory to the PDF, HTML and Excel summary reports. In addition, the new product version improves the file search reports dialog, improves the VX Search Server GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds charts showing the number of file search results per top directory
  • Adds charts showing the amount of disk space per top directory
  • Improves the VX Search Server GUI application
  • Improves the file search reports dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

2-Jan-2023 - VX Search v14.7 adds the ability to export the file search results to a user-specified SQL database table using the VX Search command line utility. In addition, the new product version adds the ability to search files by hash signatures using the command line utility, improves the search reports dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to export search results to a user-specified SQL database table
  • Adds the ability to search files by hash signatures using the command line utility
  • Improves the search reports dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

14-Nov-2022 - VX Search v14.6 adds the ability to search files by the MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 or SHA-512 hash signature allowing one to find specific files by the file's contents even if the files are saved with different file names. In addition, the new product version adds the ability to export hash signatures of file search results to the PDF and Microsoft Excel formats, improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to search files by MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash signatures
  • Adds the ability to export hash signatures to the PDF and MS Excel formats
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs

25-Oct-2022 - VX Search v14.5 improves the HTML, PDF and MS Excel file search reports, improves the file search results dialog. In addition, the new product version improves the VX Search command line utility allowing one to execute pre-configured file search commands from scripts and batch files. Finally, the new version improves the VX Search client GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Improves the HTML, PDF and MS Excel file search reports
  • Improves the VX Search command line utility
  • Improves the file search results dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

10-Aug-2022 - VX Search v14.4 adds the ability to generate MD5, SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash signatures for file search results. In addition, the new product version improves the HTML, text and CSV file search reports, improves the VX Search main GUI application, improves the file search results dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to generate hash signatures for file search results
  • Improves the HTML, text and CSV file search reports
  • Improves the VX Search main GUI application
  • Improves the file search results dialog
  • Fixes a number of bugs

10-May-2022 - VX Search v14.3 adds the ability to search files by the creation week day, modification week day or last access week day. In addition, the new product version improves the performance of the file search operations, improves the VX Search Server product version, improves the file search reports dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to search files by the creation week day
  • Adds the ability to search files by the modification week day
  • Adds the ability to search files by the last access week day
  • Improves the VX Search Server product version
  • Fixes a number of bugs

4-Apr-2022 - VX Search v14.2 adds the history of previously connected network drives and provides the ability to reconnect any network drive in a single mouse click. In addition, the new product version improves the CSV and text file search reports, improves the support for Unicode file names and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the history of previously connected network drives
  • Improves the CSV and text file search reports
  • Improves the support for Unicode file names
  • Fixes a number of bugs

7-Feb-2022 - VX Search v14.1 adds the ability to save summary file search reports to the text, CSV and XML formats. In addition, the new version adds support for the Windows Server 2022 operating system, improves the main VX Search GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

  • Adds the ability to save summary reports to the text, CSV and XML formats
  • Adds support for the Windows Server 2022 operating system
  • Improves the main VX Search GUI application
  • Fixes a number of bugs