CAD File Discovery Tool
Find folders that contain CAD files across selected drives without digging through directory trees manually.
CAD Finder is a Windows desktop app that scans selected drives for the file extensions you care about and returns a focused list of folders containing matching CAD files. It is built for engineers and technical teams who need a faster way to locate design data across large storage areas without manually opening folder after folder.
Selected-drive search
Settings persist between sessions
JSON export
Search where the files actually are
Scan selected fixed, removable, or network drives and focus on the folders that contain matching CAD files instead of browsing one path at a time.
Control which file types matter
Adjust the extension list so the scan fits your design environment rather than forcing one generic file-type preset, then reuse those settings later.
Keep the process lightweight
CAD Finder is built as a practical desktop utility for file discovery. Core scanning remains read-only and local to your machine.
Who it is for
- CAD designers and engineers searching across multiple drives
- manufacturing and fabrication teams locating design folders quickly
- project managers tracking technical deliverables across shared storage
- teams cleaning up or auditing legacy design-data locations
What it helps with
- finding which folders contain CAD data before deeper review
- scanning multiple drive types without opening every directory manually
- narrowing discovery to the extensions relevant to your environment
- excluding folders you do not want included in the scan
- exporting results for follow-up review or process work
Key workflows
- Select drives: target fixed, removable, or network locations.
- Define extensions: add, remove, or restore extension sets based on the CAD formats you need.
- Run read-only scans: search without modifying source files.
- Review matching folders: focus on the locations that actually contain CAD files.
- Exclude noise: leave out folders, hidden files, and system files that are not useful to the search.
- Refresh and rerun: repeat the process as storage changes while keeping your settings for next time.
Why this is useful
Engineering teams often know the kinds of files they need but not exactly where those files live anymore. CAD Finder shortens the discovery step so teams can move more quickly into the real work: review, cleanup, migration, or handoff.
The Microsoft Store page is the cleanest way to install CAD Finder and review the current app listing from one place.