Windows 10: searching for a specific string in File Explorer

Discus and support searching for a specific string in File Explorer in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I used to have lots of MP3 files on my network drive that began with "01)." or "02)." etc. I have converted most of them to begin "01" or "02" etc.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Andy-Pandy, Dec 5, 2019.

  1. searching for a specific string in File Explorer


    I used to have lots of MP3 files on my network drive that began with "01)." or "02)." etc. I have converted most of them to begin "01" or "02" etc. but now I would like to do a search or "01)." to find any I may have missed but when I search for that it gives me all occurrences of "1"; ")" etc. I came across a post that said to put it in twice [ viz "01)." "01)."] but that made no difference. Has anybody got any ideas?

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    Andy-Pandy, Dec 5, 2019
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  2. dalchina Win User

    Searching for documents with a specific text string


    Assuming search indexing is working properly: note that File Explorer search should behave as you expect, if settings correct; Cortana search, on the other hand, will ONLY find indexed documents, and there are options to click on to select searching Apps, Documents, Music etc. (see Filters in Cortana's Window, top right)

    Note settings that could stop this happening:

    searching for a specific string in File Explorer [​IMG]

    - per file

    searching for a specific string in File Explorer [​IMG]

    - per file type
     
    dalchina, Dec 5, 2019
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  3. 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.
     
    Maestro2711, Dec 5, 2019
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  4. Matt_316 Win User

    searching for a specific string in File Explorer

    Searching Within Files

    I have tried searching within files in Windows 10 for a string. However, through testing, it seems that when the string being searched for does not have a space in front, it ignores it. E.g. if the text in the file is 'The quick brown fox' and I search
    for 'quick', it will list the file. But if the search string is 'ick', then the file will not be listed despite the text obviously being there. Any suggestions?

    Matt
     
    Matt_316, Dec 5, 2019
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