Windows 7 search showing file results from non-existent folder


  1. Posts : 56
    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
       #1

    Windows 7 search showing file results from non-existent folder


    I did a search for `name:".aiff"` in my C:\Users\Dave folder, and it found results in a zip file, which is in the wrong location, but when I go to figure out where to drag the file from, the zip file is not there...

    I'm not sure how to better explain this without pictures and you probably wouldn't believe me otherwise:

    https://i.imgur.com/cMusBhS.png

    Clicking on the address path shows:
    search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results%20in%20Dave&crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CDave\Stealing Axion - BFS9 AIFF.zip

    If I try to go to "C:\Users\Dave\Stealing Axion - BFS9 AIFF.zip", it says "Windows can't find"... I'm perplexed. I can literally copies these files (in the results) and paste them elsewhere... but I'd rather just move the original zip file... which apparently only exists in the alter-world of Windows Search.

    Now I'm afraid that there are other files I might need that show only in search... which is a bit scary. What else will show that I don't expect?!

    How do I figure out why it's showing non-existent files in search only, and how do I figure out how to get the original zip file?
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  2. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #2

    Hidden?


    Perhaps the file Attributes have been altered (e.g. to "Hidden" or "System").

    Tutorial
    Hidden Files and Folders - Show or Hide
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  3. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #3

    On the search results page, right click and select open folder location.
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  4. Posts : 56
    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    lehnerus2000 said:
    Perhaps the file Attributes have been altered (e.g. to "Hidden" or "System").

    Tutorial
    Hidden Files and Folders - Show or Hide
    The files didn't have hidden attribute enabled, and I already had 'show hidden files' enabled in Folder Options.
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  5. Posts : 56
    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Megahertz07 said:
    On the search results page, right click and select open folder location.
    Thanks, that would have worked; I ended up just cutting them and pasting them to where they were supposed to be, which was on a network drive.
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