If you add an application to your environment or update an existing program with a new file, you might want to determine whether any computers are missing the file or files involved in this change.

You might also have files that you want removed from your environment. In that case, it is helpful to get a list of all computers that have these files. The Files pages include menu choices that provide this information, using the file hash as the search parameter.

On the Related Views menu of both the File Details and File Instance Details pages, you have the following computer-search options:

  • Computers with this file – Shows the Computers table with a list of all computers that have the file described on the details page.
  • Computers without this file – Shows the Computers table with a list of all computers that do not have the file described on the details page.

In the File Catalog, Files on Computers, and Find Files results page, you can check multiple files in the table and use any of the following Action menu commands:

  • Find computers on <this server> with at least one of the selected files – Shows the Computers table with a list of all computers that have at least one of the files checked on the Files page.
  • Find computers on <this server> with all of the selected files – Shows the Computers table with a list of only those computers with all of the files checked on the Files page.
  • Find computers on <this server>missing at least one of the selected files – Shows the Computers table with a list of all computers that are missing any of the files checked on the Files page.
  • Find computers on <this server>missing all of the selected files – Shows the Computers table with a list of only those computers missing all of the files checked on the Files page.

When the Computers page shows the results of any of these commands, a legend appears above the Saved Views menu indicating what kind of command was used and the SHA-256 hash value for the file. You can hover the mouse cursor over the hash value to get more information about the file (including its first seen name).

To eliminate the filtering that produces these results and instead view the standard Computers page view, click the Remove link next to this legend.

Note: Files excluded from the Files on Computers inventory cannot be located using these commands. For example, if tracking of Microsoft support files has been turned off on the Advanced tab of the System Configuration page, you cannot get accurate results for those files from any of the find computers commands.