Windows 10: How do I properly search for a file in Windows Explorer?

Okay, I give up and I'm asking a question here: Where do I find definitive guidance on how to search for files in Windows Explorer on Windows 10?I never get useful results from Windows Explorer. I know that I should be able to use "?" and "*" as globs in the search bar, but not much else. Today, I need to find some specific R script that I wrote, but when I type in "*.R" in the search bar, I get far more results than I want:.R.Rdata.rds.Rproj.rdb.rdx.Rhistoryand all I really want is the first type: ".R".And while I would like to solve this specific problem, I'm more annoyed that I can't fin

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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.

 

setting default view for Winodws Explorer Search Reasults

Thank you for the detailed response. To change the search result's view from content to list, we suggest following the steps below:

• Open the File Explorer and try to search for files.
• In the toolbar, open the View tab and click List
  to change the view.
• Once changed, close the File Explorer.
• Open the File Explorer again and try to search to see if the setting has been retained.

After performing the steps above, reply back to us so we can provide additional 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

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