Windows 10: Help with files/folder search

Discus and support Help with files/folder search in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have a folder with many files and folder related to video game guides and such. I have several txt documents which I wanted to continue editing. so I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by johnr283, Nov 11, 2020.

  1. johnr283 Win User

    Help with files/folder search


    I have a folder with many files and folder related to video game guides and such. I have several txt documents which I wanted to continue editing. so I added (check) to the title of each file. This way I could use the search term "check" and find these file quickly. I finished editing some so I took renamed the files without (check) in the title.

    My problem is, they keep showing up when I use "check" to find other files. But since the file no longer exists with that name, if I try to open it, notepad says it cannot fin the file and asks me if I want to create a new one.

    How can I stop search from find files that are no longer there?

    :)
     
    johnr283, Nov 11, 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    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date.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. Windows 10 search for a specific folder name and file name

    Carlos: Thanks for your reply. What you suggest is what I have been doing. I search for folders with a specific name and get a list. Then I have to search each folder for a specific file. So it's a two step search and that's what I was trying to avoid.

    I assume there are applications out there that allow for an "AND" search in Windows. I'll try that approach.

    Thanks, again.
     
    MarkMcDonough45, Nov 11, 2020
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  4. dark2099 Win User

    Help with files/folder search

    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.
     
    dark2099, Nov 11, 2020
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