Windows 10: File Explorer in Search Documents does not find all files: EXPENSE202401.ods is not found...

File Explorer in Search Documents does not find all files: EXPENSE202401.ods is not found but it is there. Also in DOS. See screen shot.

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ODS file

Hello Geoffrey,

There are several reasons why you are unable to open ODS files, it could be that the file is corrupted or has been deleted. Let's find out what's causing this problem. Kindly answer the following questions below:

• Where did you save the file? Was it in File Explorer or OneDrive?
• Were you prompted with any error messages when you tried opening the file?
• Does this issue happen when opening an ODS file only?
• Have you made any changes prior to the issue? Installed any software or updates?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Looking forward to your reply, so we can further assist you.

 

File Explorer Search Not Working


I am trying to search in File Explorer (Windows Explorer, My Computer) and it will not find anything. I can copy text from a name in the list and paste it in the search box and it still finds nothing. I have looked at the suggestions that have been posted and nothing I find that is relative to this works. Anyone have any suggestions? I am running Win 10 Pro on an I3 coustom desktop computer.

 

Searching specific files using File Explorer

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand your query related to searching for files using File Explorer.



You can use the search option in File Explorer to search for the files/folders that you are looking for.

1. Press Windows + E to open
   File Explorer.
   
2. Now click on the Search bar on the top right corner of the
   File Explorer window.
   
3. Type in the file/folder name you want to search for and hit
   Enter.
   
4. You can also use the extension of the file that you want to search, like
   *.mp3, *.wav, *.mp4
   

Additionally you can refer the article
Find your documents in Windows 10



If you are facing issues with slow search then you may want to try running the search indexing troubleshooter and see if that helps. Refer the article

Fix problems in Windows Search



In addition, if you have any suggestions/feedback related to using Windows Search then you can provide your feedback/suggestion using the

Feedback Hub app on Windows 10.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator