You must read and understand EULA before you start using FileReplacer.
FileReplacer is a utility which helps you find, replace and delete files on your system. You can either launch FileReplacer and interact with it's graphical user interface, or run it in a silent mode. While running in a silent mode, there is no need for user intervention and all the required properties can be passed using command line arguments. FileReplacer is written using the latest .NET technology.
A typical call to FileReplacer could look like following:
FileReplacer /S /F c:\MyFolder /R c:\abc.txt,c:\program files\vs.dll /D c:\junk\junk.dll
/S |
This switch is to turn-on sub-folders recursive search. Absence of this switch will make FileReplacer to search in the folder provided by /F (switch) only, and not in the sub-folders. |
/F |
FileReplacer will search starting from this folder.
Absence of this switch will make
FileReplacer to search in it's own folder. If /S (switch) is present then sub-folders will also be searched.
Examples:
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/R |
Provide comma separated full path of the files. FileReplacer will search for files with the
same name and then REPLACE all those files with these files. There is
virtually no limit to the number of files. Examples:
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/D |
Provide comma separated full path of the files. FileReplacer will search for files with the
same name and then DELETE all those files. There is
virtually no limit to the number of files. Examples:
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You can check the XML log file to see the activity of the FileReplacer
You can either drag and drop files from windows explorer to this dialog-box, or double click on
any empty space to open the file dialog. As you add or drop files on this form, they will show-up,
with their full path, in the Added Files list. Controls are provided for you to clear this list.
After you are done adding/clearing files, you can select the desired folder in which you want to search these files.
If you want FileReplacer to search sub-folders as well then check the 'Include sub-folders', otherwise uncheck it.
Click on 'Search Checked Added Files' button to search for all the checked files (from added list) with the same names.
At this point dialog-box might look like following:
As FileReplacer locate files with the same names, it will add those files to the 'Search Result' list.
You can check or uncheck files and then either replace or delete those files just by clicking one button.
FileReplacer Logs
You can click on the 'Logs' button to view the logs of FileReplacer. Logs are provided in the XML format.
FileReplacer About
You can click on the 'About' button to view the FileReplacer's Info which looks like following:
From About box, you can update the Serial Number as well. If you downloaded the DEMO version then this will allow you to update
the serial number and give you unlimited access of the FileReplacer.
A log file is generated in the same folder as the FileReplacer itself, and is called FileReplacer.xml. This will help
you when you run FileReplacer in the silent mode. You can read the XML file to see exactly which files were found, replaced or
deleted from the system. A typical XML file may look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>FileReplacer in GUI Mode
If you launch the FileReplacer without any command line parameters then you will see the following dialog-box.
<FileReplacer>
<FilesAdded>
<FileAdded>C:\MyResume.doc</FileAdded>
<FileAdded>C:\MyResume2.doc</FileAdded>
</FilesAdded>
<FilesReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\MyStuff\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\MyStuff\drivers\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R60084\Graphics\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R60084\Graphics\Support\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R61149\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\Documents and Settings\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\Program Files\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
<FileReplaced>
<From>C:\MyResume.doc</From>
<To>C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\MyResume.doc</To>
</FileReplaced>
</FilesReplaced>
<FilesFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyResume2.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyStuff\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyStuff\drivers\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R60084\Graphics\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R60084\Graphics\Support\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R61149\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\Documents and Settings\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\Program Files\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
<FileFound>C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\MyResume.doc</FileFound>
</FilesFound>
<FilesDeleted>
<FileDeleted>C:\MyStuff\drivers\MyResume.doc</FileDeleted>
<FileDeleted>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R60084\Graphics\MyResume.doc</FileDeleted>
<FileDeleted>C:\MyStuff\drivers\R61149\MyResume.doc</FileDeleted>
</FilesDeleted>
<Errors>
<Error>Access to the path "C:\System Volume Information" is denied.</Error>
</Errors>
</FileReplacer>