I want to find this file: D:\USER DATA\SUPPLEMENTS\Best Vitamins.pdf
Why does the second method below fail?
(1) Everything locates it if I search for suppl best with Match Path enabled.
(2) Everything does not locate it if I search for folder:suppl best without Match Path
All other search menu options are switched off (case, diacritics, whole words).
"match path" compared to using modifier "folder:"
Re: "match path" compared to using modifier "folder:"
Please make sure you use double quotes to escape spaces:
"D:\USER DATA\SUPPLEMENTS\Best Vitamins.pdf"
Otherwise Everything will be searching for:
d:\user AND data\supplements\best AND vitamins.pdf
In this case, it would still work because you have a backslash (\) in all the path terms.
path:suppl best
path: = match full path.
folder: = match folders only.
"D:\USER DATA\SUPPLEMENTS\Best Vitamins.pdf"
Otherwise Everything will be searching for:
d:\user AND data\supplements\best AND vitamins.pdf
In this case, it would still work because you have a backslash (\) in all the path terms.
Please use path: instead of folder:(2) Everything does not locate it if I search for folder:suppl best without Match Path
path:suppl best
path: = match full path.
folder: = match folders only.
Re: "match path" compared to using modifier "folder:"
Thanks for your reply. I am not using the full path name and file name as the search term, so I guess the need to use spaces which you mention does not apply.
However I am still confused. My question can be restated slightly as follows. I want to find this file:
D:\USER DATA\SUPPLEMENTS\Best Vitamins.pdf
best path:suppl finds it
best folder:suppldoes not find it
Surely the second search should find it because the name of the folder containing the file has "suppl" in its name. Isn't this what I am asking for when I specify folder:suppl ?
However I am still confused. My question can be restated slightly as follows. I want to find this file:
D:\USER DATA\SUPPLEMENTS\Best Vitamins.pdf
best path:suppl finds it
best folder:suppldoes not find it
Surely the second search should find it because the name of the folder containing the file has "suppl" in its name. Isn't this what I am asking for when I specify folder:suppl ?
Re: "match path" compared to using modifier "folder:"
If folder: is used, only folders will be found.
You can find partial folder names if you include some other term.
So, folder:suppl, will find folders with the string "suppl" in their name.
You cannot combine or search for files when using folder.
> folder: suppl best (or, best folder: suppl)
says to find a folder name that includes, suppl AND best, so,
> c:/tmp/qualudes are the best supplement to a healthy diet/chapter 1/prelude.txt
Though you can combine folder: with something like size:
> folder: suppl size: > 1048576
You can find partial folder names if you include some other term.
So, folder:suppl, will find folders with the string "suppl" in their name.
You cannot combine or search for files when using folder.
> folder: suppl best (or, best folder: suppl)
says to find a folder name that includes, suppl AND best, so,
> c:/tmp/qualudes are the best supplement to a healthy diet/chapter 1/prelude.txt
Though you can combine folder: with something like size:
> folder: suppl size: > 1048576
Re: "match path" compared to using modifier "folder:"
Thank you for the explanation.therube wrote:You cannot combine or search for files when using folder.
> folder: suppl best (or, best folder: suppl)
says to find a folder name that includes, suppl AND best
I had thought the modifier "folder" applied to the specific folder containing the actual file being search for.
I guess I will use the modifier "path" instead.