Windows 10: exclude subfolder search like in Windows 7 ?

Discus and support exclude subfolder search like in Windows 7 ? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; in windows 7 there was a search option to exclude searching the subfolders too. In windows 10 i cant see any. Now every time i want to search for a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/dante69007, Nov 18, 2019.

  1. /U/DANTE69007
    /u/dante69007 Win User

    exclude subfolder search like in Windows 7 ?


    in windows 7 there was a search option to exclude searching the subfolders too. In windows 10 i cant see any. Now every time i want to search for a file, my computer searches the whole drive for that file and shows all results which have that name. I only want to see the file in that particular folder.... not in its subfolders and certainly not in the entire drive.

    [please note that i have thousands of folders and each folder has at least 1000 files. So it takes a long time to search] please help me. This search setting is driving me mad and i am regretting switching to win 10 from 7. My decade old win 7 laptop gave better search results than this.

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    /u/dante69007, Nov 18, 2019
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  2. CSHANE
    cShane Win User

    Exclude subfolder

    This folder is being watched:

    C:\Users\Shane\Music

    I would like to exclude this subfolder:

    C:\Users\Shane\Music\_downloads

    Files in this subfolder are usually tagged incorrectly, and I like to fix them before moving them into the sorted folders.

    Is it possible to exclude a subfolder?

    Thanks,

    Shane.
     
    cShane, Nov 18, 2019
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  3. MAYRA AQU
    Mayra Aqu Win User
    Exclude subfolder

    Hi,

    To isolate your concern, we would like to ask the following:

    • What do you mean by excluding sub-folder from the music collection?
    • What exactly are you trying to accomplish by excluding the sub-folder?

    We look forward to your response.
     
    Mayra Aqu, Nov 18, 2019
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  4. CSHANE
    cShane Win User

    exclude subfolder search like in Windows 7 ?

    Exclude subfolder

    Greetings,

    How can I exclude a subfolder from the music collection?

    Thanks,

    Shane.
     
    cShane, Nov 18, 2019
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