Windows 10: Can't do wildcard search for file extensions in explorer?
Discus and support Can't do wildcard search for file extensions in explorer? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; This is weird, I'm trying to find all the *.mov files in my dropbox folder on my C: drive. I seem to be able to find *.JPG (when I use *.jpg lower... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/reelznfeelz, Dec 6, 2020.
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