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How to let Search look only for files & folders
How can I let W7 Search look only for files and folders?
How can I let W7 Search look only for files and folders?
what else would you have it search for??
There's only files and folders to start so what should it search? Or do you mean how not to search text strings in files?
Others will show you how to configure Windows Search. I'm just butting in because this little free program is also nice to use:
Everything Search
It only works for NTFS partitions. But the neat thing is it is hooked into the NTFS journaling(file system tracking used to make sure operations completed) system. Therefore it doesn't need to index your files. It doesn't sit there churning your HD looking at every file. When NTFS file system makes a change, it just hooks the notification and adds it. Way smarter!
Plus it works the same on Vista, Windows7, XP so you don't have to remember which Windows flavor has which quirk. Just use Everything on all of them.
With Everything, it runs in the tray. You hit the hotkey and type the substring. All the files with the substring come up in a window. You can open the folder containing the files, drag & drop to copy or move the files to an explorer window etc..
And it's free. I've been using it about 6 or 8 months on 3 OS. Never had any issues.
Thanks for the info.