How do I advance search a folder?

Find Files and Folders Using the Search Folder Click in the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu or at the top of an Explorer window. Type an advanced search. See the table for some examples.

How do I search a folder in the search bar?

Run a File Search in a Specific Folder

1. Open the folder you want to search through. One way to start drilling through your various folders is to search for File Explorer from the taskbar search bar.
2. Select the search bar at the top-right of the window.
3. Type the search term and press Enter.

How do I search for keywords in a folder?

How to Search for words within files on Windows 7

1. Open windows explorer.
2. Using the left hand file menu select the folder to search in.
3. Find the search box in the top right hand corner of the explorer window.
4. In the search box type content: followed by the word or phrase you are searching for.(eg content:yourword)

How do I open advanced search in File Explorer?

To access past searches, click on the icon for Recent Searches and select the search you want to run again. Next, Windows indexes and looks in certain locations to speed up your searches, but you can change that. Click on the Advanced Options icon.

How do I do an advanced search on my computer?

Do an Advanced Search

1. On your computer, go to Advanced Search: google.com/advanced_search.
2. Under “Find pages with,” choose the query field/s to:
3. Enter the words that you want to include or remove from your results.
4. Under “Then narrow your results by,” choose the filters you want to use.
5. Click Advanced Search.

How do I search for a folder in Windows 10?

Open File Explorer from the taskbar. Select View > Options > Change folder and search options. Select the View tab and, in Advanced settings, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives and OK.

How do I change my search folder options?

Change the Folder View. In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar. Click or tap the Options button on the View, and then click Change folder and search options.

How do I find a file in a folder?

You can open the Computer window to locate it or perform a Search.

1. Choose Start→Computer.
2. Double-click an item to open it.
3. If the file or folder that you want is stored within another folder, double-click the folder or a series of folders until you locate it.
4. When you find the file you want, double-click it.

How do I search for text within a folder in Windows 10?

To search text in files using File Explorer, follow these steps.

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the drive or folder you think the file might be in.
3. Click inside the search bar next to the location bar.
4. Enter a term that you know is unique to the file and tap Enter.
5. File Explorer will show you the files it has found.

How do I search for a folder in Windows?

In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar. Open an Explorer window in the location where you want to search. Click or tap in the Search box. A Search tab appears with advanced options.

How do I do an advanced search in Windows 7?

If you want to perform an advanced search over the entire computer, initiate a search from the Start menu search box and then Click See more results. Alternatively, you could Type search-ms: into the address bar.