how to search a string in a random folder outside a project?

[jlu]

Do other people have the need as me to search for references in a document folder? This folder may not belong to any project and the file may be a pdf.

[BlackNight · Accepted solution]

Well, PDF might be an issue. But otherwise:

5 Best Eclipse Plugins: #3 (System and Desktop Search) | MCU on Eclipse

Erich