Anyone know of a CD/Disk Catalog database or the like?

Straker · Post by **Straker** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:21 am

Like most of you, I have lots and lots of CD and data DVDs that I want to catalog in a searchable database. Basically put the CD in the drive, have the tool scan and catalog the filenames and locations, then label the disk 123 or some such thing. Then later on, I when I am looking for a file, I just want to search within the tool database to tell me which disk its on.

Does anyone know/have such a tool?

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:53 am

All shareware I'm afraid.

Advanced Disk Catalog
http://www.elcomsoft.com/adc.html

Where-is-it
http://www.whereisit-soft.com/

Cattraxx
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Info ... Traxx.html

There are loads more. These two are shareware but there are free ones that you can use google to find.

Personally, I wrote my own tool that stores stuff in an sqlite database. Although it's not pretty, sexy or looks inside archives (Heck, I can barely code!!), it works. Pb4 makes so many useful tools.

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:29 am

Fangbeast wrote:Advanced Disk Catalog
http://www.elcomsoft.com/adc.html

I've used this for years. It's very good!

Fangbeast · Post by **Fangbeast** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:21 pm

techjunkie wrote:
Fangbeast wrote:Advanced Disk Catalog
http://www.elcomsoft.com/adc.html
I've used this for years. It's very good!

Not bad at all. Well laid out. I actually paid for a competitor a few years ago (WhereIsIt) but gave it away because it had too many options. ADC was a lot simpler (LOL). Now I just make my own

gnozal · Post by **gnozal** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:32 pm

Another one : EF File Catalog ( http://www.efsoftware.com/fc/e.htm )

Features wrote:Catalog whole disks or only single directories with familiar Explorer-like user interface and makes it available for offline browsing and searching.

Internal support for all usual compressed file formats (7-Zip, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BZIP2, CAB, CPIO, GZIP, IMG, ISO (ISO9660), LHA, RAR, RPM, SFX, SQX, TAR, TBZ, TGZ, ZIP, ZOO)
Unlimited external packer plugging support
Automatic description importing
Unlimited external description plugging support
Extract CD information from CDDB (freedb.org and local)
Fast search/search for dupes functions with wildcards, filtering support
Detailed informations
User interface with multi language support
Exports to text, CSV, HTML

Straker · Post by **Straker** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:20 pm

Thanks for all the replies. I check them out.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:06 am

I use Disc Stakka

Here's one I just found, which is freeware

http://www.lyrasoftware.com/modules/new ... ?storyid=5