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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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