Searching part of File & Folder

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cman
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Searching part of File & Folder

Post by cman »

I've taken a look at the stickied syntax post but i'm not seeing this. I could have sworn i've done this before but i can't recall either.

How can you search for a folder & file using partial strings of both?

Example path
C:\Something\This is a Tree\Apple goes here.pdf

Searching,
Something Apple - doesn't work
\Something Apple - works
\Something "goes here" - works
tree apple - doesn't work
\tree apple - doesn't work (as the folder isn't only 'tree')
\"This is a Tree" "goes here" - works

What i would like to know is how i can search for a file knowing only the some keywords of the path & folder - ie, Tree Apple.
I can presume that i'd be able to cycle through all the options, Tree is maybe a folder, or maybe it's Apple, but currently i haven't found a way to find it without knowing the entire folder name or through scanning the entire system contents for Apple.

Any ideas, i'm hoping this is just an obvious gap i'm missing.
void
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Re: Searching part of File & Folder

Post by void »

Please try enabling Match path from the Search menu.

With Match path enabled, Everything will check your search against the full path and filename, not just the filename.

With Match path enabled, searching for:
Tree Apple
will match C:\Something\This is a Tree\Apple goes here.pdf

To temporarily match against the full path and filename, use the path: modifier, for example:
path:tree apple
cman
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Re: Searching part of File & Folder

Post by cman »

void wrote:Please try enabling Match path from the Search menu.

With Match path enabled, Everything will check your search against the full path and filename, not just the filename.

With Match path enabled, searching for:
Tree Apple
will match C:\Something\This is a Tree\Apple goes here.pdf
In the General - Search - "Match path when a search term contains a path separator"
That one was already checked. Is that the 'match' you were mentioning?
I tried both checked & unchecked, no difference - it still doesn't find the file.
froggie
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Re: Searching part of File & Folder

Post by froggie »

Not the one in Tools=>Options. Select Search from the tool bar and check Match Path.
cman
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Re: Searching part of File & Folder

Post by cman »

froggie wrote:Not the one in Tools=>Options. Select Search from the tool bar and check Match Path.
Ah cool. Awesome that worked.

Thanks so much.

Auto searching is a little slower, but i figure that's the tradeoff - at least i can turn if off if it's not worth it. Thanks again.
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