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June 18th 18, 01:26 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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Nil wrote:
On 17 Jun 2018, masonc wrote in
alt.windows7.general:
My "Start" search shows files that have no relation to what I type.
Using "DOS" dir filename*.* /s I find my file in the active folder.
How do I use Win7 Search to find a file?
Yes, yes, I've googled it to no avail.
Windows 7 will only search where it's been told to search, which by
default is not the entire hard disk. Check Control Panel | Indexing
Options to see if it's keeping track of where you intend to search.
Or better yet, use a 3rd-party search tool like Everything and/or Agent
Ransack.
DOS syntax will not work in Windows Search.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/
https://download.mythicsoft.com/ar/8...ansack_867.exe
(use older version for WinXP)
*******
http://www.voidtools.com/downloads/
"Download Everything 1.4.1.895"
HTH,
Paul
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