Search Any Type Of File By Using Google.

Discussion in 'Google' started by geoiss2004, Oct 18, 2006.

  1. #1
    Okay peeps, I’m sure most of you know how to use Limewire (http://www.limewire.com/) and Bittorrent (http://www.bittorrent.com/) these days. But, I’ll bet you haven’t used Google to perform a quick Mp3 search for the nagging song that’s been stuck in your head all day. The truth is that Google can be used to conduct a search for almost any file type, including Mp3s, PDFs, and videos. This functionality has been available for a long time, but most users haven’t caught on to it. So here’s a quick example of how to use Google to search for Mp3s. It’s like turning Google into the Napster (http://www.napster.com/index.html) of 2000.

    The following is a Google search string for searching open web directories containing downloadable Nirvana music files. Substitute the term Nirvana in the search string for any other band of your liking. You can always bookmark the search result for future use.

    -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “Nirvana”

    With some very slight modifications the same search string can easily be used to search for ebooks in DOC and PDF format:

    -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(pdf|doc) “george orwell 1984″

    Or perhaps your looking for some specific video file:

    -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(mpg|wmv) “towelie”

    You can check the official Google Advanced Search Operators page for further details on editing this search string to meet your specific needs. Enjoy yourselves!
     
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  2. abiji

    abiji Active Member

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    Quiet old trick but it sure does come in handy some more i have listed below may be of some use:

    Find E-books:
    allinurl: +(rar|chm|zip|pdf|tgz) TheTitle
    +("index of") +("/ebooks"|"/book") +(chm|pdf|zip|rar) +apache

    Find files on rapidshare via google:
    wmv or mpg
    CODE<keyword> .wmv OR .mpg site:rapidshare.de *

    rar or zip
    CODE<keyword> .rar OR .zip site:rapidshare.de *

    jpg or gif
    CODE<keyword> .jpg OR .gif site:rapidshare.de *

    Video search on Rapidshare throught google:
    avi|mpg|mpeg|wmv|rmvb site:rapidshare.de <keyword>

    Audio search on Rapidshare throught google:
    mp3|ogg|wma site:rapidshare.de <keyword>
     
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  3. frankcow

    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    unfortunately this only works for files hosted on a web server, which aren't many these days
     
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    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    andheresjohnny Well-Known Member

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    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    I have a nose for these things. And the plagiarist doesn't help his case by pasting a new thread every 2 minutes when they're the size of an 8 minute post or by pasting grammar and spelling so different from their own style.
     
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    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    my first tip-off was his random posting of something strikingly similar to Shakespeare

    (joking of course)
     
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    lsw0794 Peon

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    result is bad
     
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    that is good information
     
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    old but good information... thanks for sharing....

    --Ashish
     
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    "lsw0794"

    You just replied to a 1 + year old thread :)
     
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    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    what did you expect ??? the thread is 500 days old :rolleyes:
     
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