There are a number of setting avaliable in AKS Text Replacer that help to make search and replace safer, by minimizing the possibility of false replacement operations.
Replace Options in AKS Text Replacer allows to specify if program should overwrite original files, or copy replaced files, if it should create backup files before replace.
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AKS Text Replacer provides an ability to use “exact time” filter. For instance, you need to filder files that are older than 2 hours, with AKS Text Replacer you can specify not just hours, but minutes and seconds. It is very useful, especially, if files to search in were created with some automation software.
admin Official date, exact time filter, Features, filter, time
AKS Text Replacer deals with multi folders at once, also, it provides ability to exclude certain folder from the search.
User can specify, if it is necessary to scan subfolders, what file types should be taken into account and what files should be ignored by mask.
- Multi folders search is a great way to save time, as you will run the one search and r
eplace operation for all folders;
- Ability to exclude certain folders helps to create more specific search and replace task, making it better controllable.
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AKS Text Replacer suggest safe replacement, it is provided in several ways:
- Program can automatically create backup files;
- Program will ask for confirmation of specific replace operations
User have several options:
Fine tune program to never ask for confirmation and do everything automatically;
- Manage program to ask for confirmations (it is default choice and it is recommended);
- Select “Yes” or “No” for specific file
- Select “Yes” or “No” for specific type of files
- Select “Yes” or “No” for specific directory
admin Official approve operation, Features

AKS Text Replacer supports preview, during search and replace process it will show the confirmation dialog which will include:
- Original text with found keywords highlighted
- New text, as it would be if user agree on this replace operation
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