How To Search For Files Using File name Only In Windows 7

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  1. Layback Bear
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    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    Well after reading all this and trying some of the suggestion again as I did a long time ago, I just went back to using Search Everything.
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  3. pcunite
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    Windows 10 x64
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    Layback Bear said:
    Well after reading all this and trying some of the suggestion again as I did a long time ago, I just went back to using Search Everything.
    lol ... I love your passion for a product that won't search inside files! Ahh it's okay ... to each his own. All types of cars out on the road, my buddies all have their favs ... but have you tried FileSearchEX? You don't ever searching inside files?
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  4. mjf
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    pcunite said:
    Layback Bear said:
    Well after reading all this and trying some of the suggestion again as I did a long time ago, I just went back to using Search Everything.
    lol ... I love your passion for a product that won't search inside files! Ahh it's okay ... to each his own. All types of cars out on the road, my buddies all have their favs ... but have you tried FileSearchEX? You don't ever searching inside files?
    File Locator Lite (Agent Ransack) has no problem searching within any file. You can easily use Boolean constructs if you are comfortable with them. You can filter by file size bands and date bands. So you could for example search for a pdf file larger than 1MB, created between dates A and B which contains "text string 1" OR "text string 2"

    It also has a hand holding mode if desired.
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  6. jocollins
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    I think the answer to the whole Windows 7 search function is to use the Wildcard function.

    For example: when searching for part of the filename (which is how I, personally, ALWAYS seem to search for a file) such as the File "UN123-0145"...

    Type in the search box: *0145

    By adding the (wildcard) * (asterisk symbol), you will search for part of the filename that you are looking for.

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  7. Chris Nicola
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    Desktop Win 10 Pro 64 bit, Laptop Win 7 Home 64 bit
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    Thanks for the suggestion about using the asterisk * (wildcard). I never knew that. Following the previous suggestions on this thread I have also found the "Everything" programe very useful.

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  8. Layback Bear
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    Your welcome Chris.
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