Windows 10: How to search for folders containing letters and numbers

Discus and support How to search for folders containing letters and numbers in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; OK... lets assume I have a folder that contains two sub folders and two text files. Structure is like this:Main Folder 123 << Note this is a Folder... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by LarryLY, Dec 5, 2024.

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    How to search for folders containing letters and numbers


    OK... lets assume I have a folder that contains two sub folders and two text files. Structure is like this:Main Folder 123 << Note this is a Folder ABC123 << Note this is a Folder 123.txt ABC123.txtIf I go to the search bar and search 1, the results are:123123.txtIf I search *1, everything pops upIf I search kind:folder *1, only folder 123 shows up. My expectation is that both folder 123 and ABC123 show up.It seems like the search is kind of broken - or maybe my knowledge is lacking... at the end of the day, I need to be able to search this folder typing in only a pa

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