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Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) I need a program that search files on or inside my computer.

2) I need a program that search FOR files on or inside my computer.

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Both are correct; they mean different things. To search files means to search within files for certain desired data; to search for files means to look among files for certain desired ones.

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