Tips: Make your search ease within Windows!
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>> Use search filters
*Search by file size
You can use size: > 100 to search for files larger than size 100 KB, append a unit and you can search for file larger than 100 MB like so – size: >100MB. In addition to this, you can also use size: medium, size: large and other such operators to fine tune your search.
*Search file by kind
What if you want to search within all documents that is doc, docx, xls, pdf and the like? Well you use the kind: operator. Use kind:doc to search within documents, kind:contacts to search for contacts and kind:E-mail to search within emails. You can find the complete list by typing kind: in the search box.
*Search by Date taken:
>> Use quotes for exact matches
As you would do with a Google query, you enclose your query within quotes to find an exact match. As an example, if you search for uniquename, the search will return items that contain make, use and of anywhere in any order. On the other hand, if you enclose these terms within quotes then search will return items having the exact phrase unique name. (e.g.) "unique name" in search box.
>> Using keywords to refine a search
If you want to filter on a property that doesn't appear when you click in the search box, you can use special keywords. This typically involves typing a property name followed by a colon, sometimes an operator, and then a value. The keywords aren't case sensitive.
>> Search using operators
When you use these operators, you need to type them in all capital letters.
*Search by file size
You can use size: > 100 to search for files larger than size 100 KB, append a unit and you can search for file larger than 100 MB like so – size: >100MB. In addition to this, you can also use size: medium, size: large and other such operators to fine tune your search.
*Search file by kind
What if you want to search within all documents that is doc, docx, xls, pdf and the like? Well you use the kind: operator. Use kind:doc to search within documents, kind:contacts to search for contacts and kind:E-mail to search within emails. You can find the complete list by typing kind: in the search box.
*Search by Date taken:
>> Use quotes for exact matches
As you would do with a Google query, you enclose your query within quotes to find an exact match. As an example, if you search for uniquename, the search will return items that contain make, use and of anywhere in any order. On the other hand, if you enclose these terms within quotes then search will return items having the exact phrase unique name. (e.g.) "unique name" in search box.
>> Using keywords to refine a search
If you want to filter on a property that doesn't appear when you click in the search box, you can use special keywords. This typically involves typing a property name followed by a colon, sometimes an operator, and then a value. The keywords aren't case sensitive.
>> Search using operators
When you use these operators, you need to type them in all capital letters.
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