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Windows: Search whole computer for a file even if the type is not standard
To test capabilites of the file search option in Windows Explorer I created a sample file named sample_code.h and sample_code.cpp on my disc with some text in them so they are not empty.
Now I try to ...
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Windows Explorer exact string search does not work with hyphens
It looks like Explorer search treats quotation marks like Google search's exact match where a search for "foo bar" ignores results like "bar the foo" so you only get results like "the foo bar."
But ...
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How to force Windows to search a folder again?
I did a search in Windows 10 File Explorer for files containing a specific string in the file name. Then I either renamed or deleted the files it found. When I searched the same string again to see ...
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Searching items in a folder by content does not search in .json files?
Using the "Content:" search filter under windows 10, i am able to find files that contain a string, this worked for me with excel tables, word docs and simple txt files.
However, now i am trying to ...
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Cancel Windows Explorer folder search after pressing 'up' arrow
In Windows Explorer (Windows 10), I can type into the search box at the top right to filter the files that are shown.
Normally I can clear a search by pressing the little 'x' at the right of the ...
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Windows-7, Windows Explorer -- Find all files in folders not named debug
Is there an easy was in Windows-7, Windows-Explorer to find all files named .dll in folders not named debug?
I would hope the answer would be somewhat consistent across Windows systems, but that ...
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How to search Windows Explorer for file names containing invalid characters?
I have downloaded over 10,000 files and need to move them to a different folder than my downloads folder. Unfortunately, these files have miscellaneous names, and some of them contain invalid ...
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Searching using Windows Exporer
I try to search for a string in a file, typing Distribution Statement A in the Windows Explorer search box.
But the search finds files with Distribution in them. It finds files with Statement in them....
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How to find (unindexed) files in the current folder in Windows 10 File Explorer?
When in a folder in Windows 10, using the search panel to find files, one would expect an ad-hoc search of the file names in the current folder.
However, Windows only seems to find files that have ...
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How to easily find files with no extension using Windows
I have some files on my Hard Disk Drive that have no extensions whatsoever. It is very hard to find them manually, I really don't like the fact that I would need to replace my mouse sooner because of ...
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FileExplorer syntax for file search when filename contains hyphens
Using the Win 10 FileExplorer, I want to find "myfile-2015-info.pdf" while knowing for sure only "myfile-2015". If I enter file:myfile it is in the (long) list, so I keep typing and file:myfile-2015 ...
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Export content from Windows explorer search
When I do a search in Windows Explorer (Windows10) in a directory with many PDF documents I get the results giving me in the first column the file name and in the second column the path and a a ...
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How do I do a search in File Explorer that includes subfolders of zip archives?
In File Explorer, I can enter search terms in the upper-right search box to search the current folder and all subfolders. I can also navigate the folder tree of zip archives like any other folders. ...
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Explorer Search does not work
Look at how I can't find a file that is clearly in the folder as I'm looking at it.
Folder: C:\Users\dasbest\Documents\Portable Apps\FL Studio 8\Plugins\VST-old
Filename: Prophet-V2.dll
Search ...
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Windows find all files under a directory
I'm hoping for the Windows Explorer equivalent to Linux's find . type -f.
I did *.* in the search field but it listed directories as well; I wanted just files.
Everything I've found on the ...
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