How The Disk Cataloger Works

SearchMyDiscs is a handy software application that helps folks with large CD and DVD collection quickly find the disk that has a needed file, photograph, music track or movie clip.

This is how the program works:

First, insert every CD or DVD that needs to be indexed into PC. The program will automatically scan the disk, cataloging its contents. In addition to that, the program will store the file structure of the disk, thumbnail images and EXIF tags for photographs, MP3 ID3 tags for MP3 tracks, file properties (avi, exe, dll, jpg, gif, bmp, png, tiff, psd, tga, pcx, and other files). It's also possible and advisable to create short descriptions for certain contents of the disk. Plus, the program offers an option to create a file tree that contains files and folders stored on different disks.

After the first step is completed, the program is ready to be used. Next time the need arises to find that track or photograph, simply enter the name of the file or other search parameter, like the name of song, performer or album, and SearchMyDiscs will show exactly what CD or DVD contains the desired data. No more trying to discern scribbles on the back cover, inserting and ejecting disks or endless browsing. Reports, for instance "My MP3 Collection" (text or HTML) can be built on demand.

SearchMyDiscs also offers several handy features especially helpful to the owners of very large disk collections. For instance, it's possible to organize CDs and DVDs into special groups (i.e. images, music, data) and one disk may belong to multiple groups. Second, SearchMyDiscs will store information on hundreds of disks without hogging all that disk space or system resources. A few megabytes will do. Finally, there is the "Borrowed Disk" feature that makes it possible to distinguish between the disks that are loaned out and the ones currently on the shelves. Plus, the program can search through zip, rar, arj, cab, sfx archives to find a file.

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July 7, 2008
SearchMyDiscs 3.7 released. Added support for multiple scans of the same folders (you can select whether you want to refresh a folder's content or to create a new copy of the folder). Added importing folders with the same paths. Now you can create a database of local disks (and removable disks) of all your computers and search files in the database. Updated MSdcRAW.dll for scanning RAW files. Added support for new digital cameras.

May 5, 2008
SearchMyDiscs 3.61 released. Added automatic rotation of photo thumbnails according to EXIF data and FreeDB support for scanning mixed-mode CD disks (data+audio).

October 26, 2007
SearchMyDiscs 3.5 released. Added batch files tagging. Added support for read-only databases. Now you can open databases stored on CD/DVD disks or network servers. Improved Windows Vista compatibility.

August 16, 2007
SearchMyDiscs 3.4 released. Added getting thumbnails from video files (avi, vob, wmv, etc.). Added support for DNG digital photograph raw files. Added ability to include file descriptions to reports. Added saving IPTC comments for digital photographs. Added support for the "descript.ion" files. Added ability to add disk cover images. Added support for removable drives (Zip, Jazz, USB drives, etc.). Added new languages: Swedish, Bulgarian, Brazilian Portuguese.

May 17, 2007
New article: Search photos by EXIF tags

May 10, 2007
SearchMyDiscs 3.3 released. Added support of RAW files (digital photographs). You can watch thumbnails and view some EXIF data. Fixed the issue with wrong file dates. Improved Windows Vista support. Added Portuguese language.

February 15, 2007
SearchMyDiscs 3.2 updated. Fixed the bug with missing folders on scanned disks (in the version 3.1).

January 16, 2007
SearchMyDiscs 3.1 released. Added getting FreeDB descriptions for tracks on audio disks. Added saving user's descriptions on repeated disk scanning. Added file deletion and renaming. Added fast description entering. Fixed the bug with displaying wrong file dates. Optimized working with the catalog. Some bugs fixed. Added new languages: Turkish, Norwegian.

December 1, 2006
Christmas discounts started.
Turkish interface language was added.

September 21, 2006
SearchMyDiscs version 3.0 released! Added disk reports and new report formats. Added new languages: German, Italian, Hungarian, Danish.

August 14, 2006
German and Hungarian interface languages were added.

April 18, 2006
SearchMyDiscs 2.5 released. New features:
- Added TIFF EXIF support.
- Added multi-language support.
- Added French language.

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