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                         SEARCHING OF FILES OR FOLDERS


                  We should save our files in folders so that they can be easily find later when required. But sometimes

                  we actually forget where we have stored our files or folders. In such case, rather than browsing

                  through File Explorer, we can simply search them.

                  Windows enables us to search for files or folders through the search box that is always available in

                  the File Explorer window. You can use this search box in any of the following situations:
                      We remember the filename completely or some part of it.
                      We know the date of last modification in the file.

                      We know the file extension.
                  Let us learn how we can use the Search feature in windows.

                  Searching of Files using File Explorer

                  We can search the files or folders through File Explorer if we exactly know the name of the file or
                  extension of the file. We need to follow the given steps to search files or folders through File Explorer:

                                                    1  Open the File Explorer window.



                                                                                                      3  Type the file
                                                                                                     or folder name
                                                                                                     that you want
                                                                                                     to search.
                     2   Select the specific
                     drive or folder where
                     you want to search.










                  File Explorer will show you files or folders displaying a list of files that match your search criteria.
                  You can open the searched file or folder by double-clicking on it.
                  Searching for a file using Wildcard Characters

                  Do you know we can still find a file in the computer even if we don’t know its location or complete
                  name? We can use wildcard characters for searching these kinds of files. Wildcard is a special
                  character which is used to represent one or more characters. Generally, two wildcard characters
                  are commonly used for searching files in a system. These are asterisk(*) and question mark (?).

                  Searching of files using (*) asterisk

                  Asterisk is used to replace a string of characters in the search term. This implies that if we place an
                  asterisk in our search term then Windows will search for a file name with the given characters and
                  any other text string. An asterisk represents one or more characters in the string. It can be used
                  when we are not sure of the exact file name.



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