Connect or insert any external storage media (external hard drives, USB drives, CDs or DVDs) or file server shares that you want to search in additional to your computer's hard drive.
Disconnect from any file server shares that you do NOT want Identity Finder to search.
To launch Identity Finder Enterprise Edition, select Start > All Programs > Identity Finder > Identity Finder Enterprise Edition.
The Identity Finder Welcome window appears. Select the radio button to Continue in Wizard Mode, and then click Next.
The Automatic Searching Using AnyFind window appears. Under AnyFind Searching, be sure that the checkboxes for Credit Card Numbers, Bank Account Numbers, Social Security Numbers and Passwords are checked. Under AnyFind Worldwide Searching, select Yes if you are likely to have personal information from specific countries stored on your computer. Click Next.
Note: If you choose to search for non-US identification numbers, then the Automatic Searching Using AnyFind Worldwide window appears. Select the additional countries and identity types for which you would like to search.
The Unique Search window appears. If you wish to provide Identity Finder with your personal information to search for in addition to the Automatic Searching generic rules, select the Yes radio button. Otherwise select the No radio button to only use the Automatic Searching generic rules. Click Next.
If you select Yes in the previous step, the Unique Searching with entry fields window appears (if you selected No, skip to the next step). In the text fields, enter personal information to search for, and then click Add to move it to the Unique Identity Include List.
The Where to Search window appears. Check to be sure that checkboxes for All Files, Hidden Web Data, E-Mails and Attachments and Windows Registry are selected. Under File Locations, select the radio button for the places you want to search. Choose either My Documents and Settings, My Computer or Custom Location.
The Finalization window appears. Review your selections, click Back to make any changes, or click Finish to begin the search as specified.
