Forget about trying to use Windows’ search feature to locate your hard drive’s files and past Web searches. Instead, you might consider looking at Google’s answer instead. It will not only offer a better solution for data organizing, but perhaps give other companies something to shoot for when working with data organizing.

Google Inc. on Thursday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives for documents, e-mails, instant messages and past Web searches.

With the free desktop program, Google hopes to build upon the popularity of its Internet-leading search engine and become even more indispensable to the millions of people who entrust the Mountain View-based company to find virtually anything online.