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I ask because it's being discontinued very soon and I'd like to make sure I've downloaded all versions. (I only have 32-bit Windows installed at the moment and the website might serve a different binary depending on your operating system)

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  • Have you considered alternatives: Copernic Desktop Search, Exalead Desktop Search, InSight Desktop Search – Simon Dec 11 '12 at 16:42

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No, they did not create a 64 bit version. Later versions were compatible with 64 bit systems. There was no need or benefit in creating a 64 bit version, as its internal database was small and quick.

Do you really want a desktop search application gobbling up 4GB or more of memory if it was available to it?

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    A 64-bit executable doesn't necessarily use a lot more memory. The main thing is that it's more future-proof, eg. if Microsoft drops support for 32-bit. – Hugh Allen Sep 11 '11 at 07:46
  • Actually, it does eat up more memory. Those 32bit data structures? Ya, they doubled in size. – surfasb Sep 11 '11 at 08:20
  • @surfasb: yes, c-style pointers are doubled in size, but other data types aren't necessarily. And RAM is cheap and if you're running 64-bit you probably have plenty of it. – Hugh Allen Sep 11 '11 at 09:56
  • Sigh. How do you think the memory manager references those **other** data structures. Oh, with the other 64 bit pointer. . . – surfasb Sep 11 '11 at 13:04