Windows 10: Can't Get Windows 10 Search To Find Files In A Specific Folder....

I'm hoping someone can help me out here....


I have a folder - C:\MyStuff and I have a bunch of subfolders. I would like to be able to search for things by pressing the Windows key and then typing part of the name. I thought that would be possible - but Windows never returns any results. For example - I can find other files - if I type 'cm' it shows me 'cmd.exe' but if I type 'mygame.exe' that is in C:\MyStuff it says no results.


I've added the folder C:\MyStuff to the list of locations to be Indexed.

I've rebuilt the Index

I've run the 'Troubleshoot search and Indexing' thing and it doesn't say anything is wrong.

I've verified that the 'Windows Search 'service is running.


There are maybe 100 files and six .exes that I'd like to be searchable, but it seems like it just refuses to work.


What am I doing wrong?

:)

 

Cannot search in a specific folder [Windows 10]

THANKS A LOT !!

This worked like a charm. Now search is working perfectly

Thanks a lot Ruth, really appreciate your help

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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

http://www.theeldergeek.com/file_list_generator.htm

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.