Possible to do potential-wildcard-but-maybe-not in folder paths?

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Coldblackice
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Possible to do potential-wildcard-but-maybe-not in folder paths?

Post by Coldblackice »

I like using the folder path quick-search ability, such as "\AppData". However, sometimes I only know that part of a word is in the folder name, so I try to do a wildcard folder path, like "\*cache*" (if I'm looking for files in folders that have "cache" in their name. But when trying to use a wildcard in that case, it will only show files in folders with something preceding "cache" in the folder name, expecting something must be there.

Is there a way to make a wildcard optional without having to disable the "Match whole filename when using wildcards" option?

Thanks!
NotNull
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Re: Possible to do potential-wildcard-but-maybe-not in folder paths?

Post by NotNull »

There is a setting: Match whole filename when using wildcards that is enabled by default.
That will "cause" \*cache to be seen as the whole file/folder name, meaning that the name ends with cache.

To get names with cache in their names, you can use \*cache* or disable aforementioned setting.
It can be found under Menu:Tools > Options > Search.
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