Windows 10: Search for Multiple Files in Folder

Discus and support Search for Multiple Files in Folder in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hello all, Would really really appreciate any help with this ! I'm trying to figure out how to search for multiple files all at once in a folder... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by CEDRIC7767, Oct 1, 2020.

  1. Search for Multiple Files in Folder


    Hello all,


    Would really really appreciate any help with this !


    I'm trying to figure out how to search for multiple files all at once in a folder and have them listed out


    I tried putting OR after each file name and it only shows me the last file name in the search bar

    Example : FILE1 OR FILE2 , it would only show me FILE2


    Please help as this would make my job 100x easier


    I'm trying to do this on windows 10

    :)
     
    CEDRIC7767, Oct 1, 2020
    #1
  2. enso Win User

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
    enso, Oct 1, 2020
    #2
  3. agmarin Win User
    Windows 10 file explorer: Is it possible to do a search selecting multiple folders?

    Hi,

    The problem is to do one
    search (i.e. one
    filename) on multiple folders.

    For example, if I connect:

    • Pendrive 1 with a folder "images" (e:\images\)
    • Pendrive 2 with a folder "photos" (f:\photos\)
    And then I want to do one
    search for files like *home* in both folders.

    Is it possible to do this in file explorer (windows 10)?

    Thanks!
     
    agmarin, Oct 1, 2020
    #3
  4. dark2099 Win User

    Search for Multiple Files in Folder

    Generating a .txt based file list in Windows 7

    I want to be able to generate a .txt file that lists all the files and folders in a specific folder on my PC, but don't know the name of any programs that do that. Searched on google a bit and came up with this guide, but it's for XP and I can't seem to find some of the folder options to modify the .bat file. Any suggestions? Thanks

    The Elder Geek

    EDIT: The .bat file will do what I want if it is in the folder I want to do it in, but the option I want to add is having the right click option that it shows.
     
    dark2099, Oct 1, 2020
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