Search context menu + Search within files.


  1. icgaln
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    Win7
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    Search context menu + Search within files.


    Is there a way to get win7 file explorer to provide me with a right click context menu while I right click on a folder and let me search within that folder, specifically within files within that folder?

    I don’t like the windows indexing stuff. I just want to do what I did in XP. Right click, search, type in the ‘Search within files’ text box the text I wanted to find and off it went for 20 mins going thoroughly through each one and providing a nice list of what files had the text within them.

    Is this possible, either within windows 7 itself or with a 3rd party program?
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  3. not so gray matter
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    W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
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    Not sure if this will work, but it seems like a possible solution:

    Search Context Menu Item - Restore After Vista SP1 - Vista Forums

    Also Possible:
    Edit Context Menu Items In Windows 7 & Vista
    Last edited by Brink; 20 Apr 2010 at 23:27. Reason: replaced link
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  4. logicearth
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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    The search box next to the address bar (CTRL + F gives it focus) works on the current folder you reside in. You can also limit the scope directly in the search query.

    jquery path:concepts Would find everything that match "jquery" that resides in a folder named "concepts"
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