Weird Explorer File Search Result


  1. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #1

    Weird Explorer File Search Result


    I was saving some email.
    One file I named "14-01-05, Shipping Info.eml" ; the other "14-01-05, Order Confirmation.html".

    When I saved the first file I was not paying attention and it went to the previously opened folder (un-remembered to me). No big, I saved it again to the correct folder along with the second file.

    Then I went to Explorer Search to find and delete the stray file. I searched for " 14-01-05 ".
    Only "14-01-05, Order Confirmation.html" came up.
    Even when searching the folder that contains only those 2 files the search only finds the .html file, not the .eml file!
    I only found the file by searching C: and finding a shortcut referencing a location.

    Can anyone explain this?
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  2. Posts : 72,041
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Bob,

    You may need to rebuild the index for it to show up if the index wasn't up to date at the time.

    Hope this helps. :)
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  3. Posts : 6,292
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks Shawn.

    I do not have indexing turned on for my PC. I can't even remember why I do that. However I don't do a lot of searching, so never saw the need for speed there.

    I tried restarting. No difference.

    I assume that rebuilding is moot since the indexing service is OFF?
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  4. Posts : 72,041
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       #4

    Yeah, there would be no need to rebuild with the index turned off.

    I like searching by file extension using *.eml instead if you don't have to many of them to.
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  5. Posts : 6,292
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       #5

    Just a few hundred!

    It's more of a curiosity than anything. The fact that it can't find the file when you point it right at it.
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  6. Posts : 72,041
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       #6

    Yeah, I find it to be a bit quirky at times as well. You might use something like this below with the * variable to widen the search to see if it may include it afterwards.

    14-01-05*

    OR

    *14-01-05

    OR

    *14-01-05*
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  7. Posts : 6,292
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    Thread Starter
       #7

    Ah! That's a good one. I'll try it.

    No! It STILL does not list more than one file in a folder with 2 files! Weird!!
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