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Sorry - ignore - Mods can delete post as I just found the answer :) Put the search in quotes! =============== Hi all I unfortunately "hard" deleted a folder I really needed but have thankfully managed to recover almost all of the files in it (nearly 2000 of them!!). The problem now is that in...

The attached SnagIt capture demonstrates all of the weird add-ins I am getting in my Excel app. I am wondering if this is a security problem since I can't locate any of them in my file search

Alright, I have a couple of issues that all came up the day after I ran a scan on my computer with Advanced System Care Pro. I've been using the product for a few months now without any issues. Now it seems like the computer is not recognizing my user settings. Here are my problems. When I...

Hi I really don't get this! If a computer can do anything it should be able to find files. Today I needed to find a file that I did for my niece a year ago. I don't remember what I named it or where I saved it. After trying a few things I decided to narrow it down by just getting a list of...

I can't figure out how to search for a file that contains a particular string in Windows Explorer 9. (I have 9 because that's what was on it when I got my new computer. 8 was the best I could find in the dropdown.) What is supposed to happen when you click "Add a search filter"? Nothing...

Hey, so i used windows back up last night and came down in the morning to see that a file on my computer, which was labeled the same as the back up, is missing, although should i use the search function, i can still run them, such as SC2 which was on there as well as alot of other important...

Hello Just recently bought a new comp with window 7. after using XP for many years I find window 7 annoying to use with all this permission errors. So far I have three software when I save my files to a folder it's not in there. When I do a search its not found. When I go back to my program...

Here is some info about how to use Windows Search that I thought was interesting.http://www.howtogeek.com/73065/learn-the-advanced-search-operators-in-windows-7/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=060911It doesn't explain why it will sometimes not find something that I'm staring...

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I want to search my entire computer (or perhaps an entire drive or folder structure) for a file called abc.txt. So I navigate in explorer to My Computer (or a drive or a folder structure) and in the top-right corner of explorer, I enter my filename search term. Instead of just seaching for that...

Hi I installed the latest version of Locate32 in place to the one I was using. I was surprised that it no longer seems to add a link on the right click drop down menu. But my question is about the way some files are showing up when I search. I ran a search for .tiff files in one of my photo...

I purchased a computer "open box" at a retail store. Everything seems to be working OK, but whenever I save or download a file using IE8 I can't find it!. It doesn't matter where I save in the save as window the file cannot be found even by the search. BTW if I use the Chrome browser everything...

I have a folder with 85,893 files, according to the folder Properties tab and my memory of its contents. However, Windows Explorer is currently showing just 1490 files, which appear to be the first 1490 alphabetically. AC Browser Plus finds 1811 files at the beginning of the alphabet, Bulk...

Hi - I'd like to perform file searches like they used to be in Windows XP. I could search for multiple file types by typing : *.xls, *.ppt, *.doc and restrict the date, and even files that contained certain words within the files. I can't seem to do this as well in Explorer for Win7pro, I can...

# windows7tip Windows 7's search box can quickly find apps and file names, but it could be more helpful. Make it so by enabling Windows to always index the contents of your files, so you can find your shopping list by typing "tomatoes." More*» More...

I've built my own application that searches for files and have set it to run as administrator, however it won't read/detect most of the sys files in c:\windows\system32\drivers. I did some checking and most cygwin EXEs also have the same problem. For example, if I cd to that directory and do...

Overwhelmed by the information storm, in the web sphere, I still didn't get it how to perform an old fashioned file search. I was looking for a file (extend.dat) in the Users folders and used Search to achieve this but it would not return any match, using the name: filter, wildcards, partial...

Hi All, Let me inform you first about what ive already tried: 1. Changed indexing folder 2. Rebuilding 3. Googleing 4. Searching this forum 5. Restarted Windows Search service 6. Removed shareing for Users folder 6. Ensured all folders i want indexed have System security on it with...

hi, i guess this issue if for microsoft gurus... when i try to use windows search to search for files, it seems like it isn't searching at all, cause no reading from the hard disk drive is taken place. here is a bit of info of my machine and the settings i've checked. windows 7 ultimate x64...

I have aDell Studio XPS with Windows 7 and 64 something. Most of my files disappeared. I tried search - no luck. I have an external backup drive but installed it after the files went missing. Thanks for any suggestions.