Windows 10: Win 10 64 bit 1903 File-Explorer search returns variable results

Win 10 64 bit 1903 (N) version and YES it has been 'refreshed' without change to the results.

(Properties - OS partition:- 490GB size 210GB used 637,000 files (100K in C:\Users 100K in c:\Program Files 330K in C:\Windows)


using Admin level userid,

File-explorer options set to "include system directories" & "Always search filenames and content"

- May take several minutes ! - Ha ha ha!



Explorer search of folder C:\Paradox finds the file "fdisk.txt"

(Paradox backup activity processing log file now over 300MB and increasing every run)


Using File Explorer to search C:\ with key of fdisk.txt or a key of fds* or a key of fds*.*

or even using the search category "size large"

does not find the file or the desktop shortcut to it


The search by size does however find some files - such as C:\Swapfile.sys and some files in locations such as in subfolders of

"C:\Windows SDKits Win10 (86)\ etc.

and then it checks the other partitions so what was the point of selecting the OS partition?



So how do I get the Microsoft windows facility to return the correct results for the selected location?

To be useful and tell me which folders of the OS PARTITION contain files with the names I was told to look for?


As in assuming I do/did not know where files with the name starting fdisk are and want to check the OS partition,

Yes - I selected C:

but I did NOT select the attached cloud storage where there are loads of technical documents, e-books, archived windows mail messages, and other software - that I did not select because I did NOT want that storage searched !

yes - about 10TB and maybe 1 million files that I don't want searched




This query is re windows 10 version 1903

and the answers posted earlier do not fix the windows facility

and, as I rarely have the windows system go looking for files on the OS partition, I do not want to turn on indexing of files, or content on the OS partition.

:)

 

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