Windows 10: Unable to search Pictures file by date modified anymore

Discus and support Unable to search Pictures file by date modified anymore in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I put all my photos that I edit into the Pictures folder. I used to upload them to Facebook and Instagram by selecting them by "Date Modified" in the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by BeyondTheLens, Oct 30, 2020.

  1. Unable to search Pictures file by date modified anymore


    I put all my photos that I edit into the Pictures folder. I used to upload them to Facebook and Instagram by selecting them by "Date Modified" in the upper right corner.... That option disappeared for some reason and I can't find how to get it back...

    Any ideas what happened or how to correct it?

    :)
     
    BeyondTheLens, Oct 30, 2020
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  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    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date.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.
     
  3. Aaron_Sum Win User
    Illogical date modified updating

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    I understand that the modified date is just as important as the created date within the metadata of a given file. We will look into this for you.
    However, in order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

    1. What is the build of Windows 10 running on your system?
    2. Was there any major change or an update on your system prior to which you weren’t facing this issue?
    3. Is the issue only with the pictures taken from the camera or the other pictures and files within the system as well?

    Meanwhile, I would suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it is helpful to you.

    Method 1: Enable the Date Modified Column in the File Explorer.

    To enable the Date modified column within the particular folder, please follow the steps below.

    1. Open the Folder in which you wish to see the Date modified column.
    2. Right-click on the
      Header for Name, date, type etc. This will give you a list of columns that can be displayed.
    3. Select the option Date modified, clearing the tick removes that column.
    4. Modify a file and check if it is being reflected in the Date modified column.

    If the issue still persists, where you aren’t able to see the value in the Date modified column even after making the changes to the particular file, please follow ‘Method 2’.

    Method 2: Create a new user account.

    This issue could be due to profile corruption. Hence to eliminate possibilities, I would suggest you to ‘Create
    a local user or administrator account
    ’ and check if the issue persists.

    Note:
    You will not see all your files under your default file location. So your data will be saved under C:\users\user_name.

    We await your response.

    Aaron Summith

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Aaron_Sum, Oct 30, 2020
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  4. Unable to search Pictures file by date modified anymore

    How do I search for files modified after a certain date in Windows 10, NOT files just modifies last week,month,year,etc

    Hello Jay,

    Thank you for your response.

    Follow the below steps and check if it helps.

    • Open a Folder and type a file you wanted to search.
    • Type ModifiedUnable to search Pictures file by date modified anymore :Date of modified in the search box. Example:
      Modified:1/7/2016
    • It will show all the files which are modified on the particular date.
    Hope this information helps.
     
    Sachin Venkatesh, Oct 30, 2020
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