Search within attached PDF files
I get a lot of receipts emailed to me as pdf's. The subject line of the email is generic with no indication of what is within, the receipt file name is a number. I keep the emails in a "receipts" folder. Occasionally I need to look for a particular receipt for a product, which I currently have to do by trial and error by opening each email, then the attachment and read it. Is there a way to search pdf's attached to email without having to do this?
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My personal belief is that people want Thunderbird to do everything, yet its strength is as an email management tool. To search PDF files, I suggest getting another tool. I use a freeware one from inforapid dot com that search all files in a a folder for specific text. The product hasn't been updated in 19 years, but is a jewel for text searches.
Fair comment. Does that tool search pdf's attached to email.
I believe it searches everything within a defined folder and its subfolders. Give it a try, it's free.