how do i exclude folders from my search?

[BigDan]

i'd like to exclude a folder or a parent folder. how do i do so?

[void]

Please try the NOT operator: !

For example, to exclude: C:\Windows from your results:

!C:\Windows\


To exclude C:\Program files from your results:

!"c:\program files\"

Note the double quotes to escape spaces.

[jsampson45]

I wanted to find files with "hepm" in the name,but not in the folder FileHistory. So I typed "hepm !G:\FileHistory". This found nothing. "hepm" by itself found all the files with "hepm" in the name, as expected. So exactly how does one use the NOT operator?

[NotNull]

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 hepm !"G:\FleHistory\"

[jsampson45]

Thanks, but this also finds nothing.

[void]

Please try the following search:

hepm !g:\filehistory\


-If the folder is different to the above and contains a space, please escape the space with double quotes:
For example:
hepm !"g:\file history\"

Please make sure regex is uncheck under the Search menu.

[jsampson45]

Many thanks. It seems to be working now.