I can't search folders and files

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rameshsapkota

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I have a 32 bit OS. I can't search files + folders using vista's search. I have 1 hard drive with two partitions: C: and D:
For example: I have a file named 'code' in D: drive, but I can't search it using search. I have indexed the D: drive, still I can't find the file using search nor I can search folders.

What's wrong with vista?

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Re: I can't serach folders and files

rameshsapkota said:
Hi!
I have a 32 bit OS. I can't search files + folders using vista's search. I have 1 hard drive with two partitions: C: and D:
For example: I have a file named 'code' in D: drive, but I can't search it using search. I have indexed the D: drive, still I can't find the file using search nor I can search folders.

What's wrong with vista?

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Nothing's wrong with Vista, it just sounds like you need to use "Advanced Search" (not just "Search").

To go to Advanced Search. From anywhere in Vista, press the Windows Key + F (or go into the Start Menu, and from inside the Search pane, press F3). That brings up the Search page - click the Advanced Search button to the far top-right, to open the Advanced Search Set Up page.

To do a general search to LOCATE ANY FILES: On the Set-Up page, check the 'Include non-indexed, hidden, and system files' option. Under Location, select Computer, or Everywhere, and in the Name box, fill in the name of the file you’re looking for, or some text from within the file. Click on the Search button, and that's it.

If you want to narrow your search to locate one type of source (i.e. email, document, picture, music, other, at the top of the screen, go to Search Only at the top of the screen, and check which one of those categories you want to search.

To do ADVANCED SCREENING, FILTERING, SPECIALIZED KINDS OF SEARCHES etc. see the How to Use the Advanced Query Language to Improve Windows Search Results tutorial, and from approximately one-third of the way down the page (starting with the Advanced Search section), it goes into great detail of how to do those kinds of searches.

(After this first search is completed, if it was only partially successful, do additional searches for any other key words you think might be associated with the files you're searching.) The searches could take 20 seconds or 20 minutes, depending on how many files/folders there are to go through, but you'll eventually see extensive search results.
 

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But I want to index my whole d: drive files so that (search would be in lightning speed) every file in D: drive will be indexed and available because I keep my whole jobs in this drive. It would be extremely helpful.

Thanks.
 

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Re: I can't serach folders and files

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rameshsapkota said:
Hi!
I have a 32 bit OS. I can't search files + folders using vista's search. I have 1 hard drive with two partitions: C: and D:
For example: I have a file named 'code' in D: drive, but I can't search it using search. I have indexed the D: drive, still I can't find the file using search nor I can search folders.

What's wrong with vista?

The image is posted below here.
Click to expand...

Nothing's wrong with Vista, it just sounds like you need to use "Advanced Search" (not just "Search").

To go to Advanced Search. From anywhere in Vista, press the Windows Key + F (or go into the Start Menu, and from inside the Search pane, press F3). That brings up the Search page - click the Advanced Search button to the far top-right, to open the Advanced Search Set Up page.

To do a general search to LOCATE ANY FILES: On the Set-Up page, check the 'Include non-indexed, hidden, and system files' option. Under Location, select Computer, or Everywhere, and in the Name box, fill in the name of the file you’re looking for, or some text from within the file. Click on the Search button, and that's it.

If you want to narrow your search to locate one type of source (i.e. email, document, picture, music, other, at the top of the screen, go to Search Only at the top of the screen, and check which one of those categories you want to search.

To do ADVANCED SCREENING, FILTERING, SPECIALIZED KINDS OF SEARCHES etc. see the How to Use the Advanced Query Language to Improve Windows Search Results tutorial, and from approximately one-third of the way down the page (starting with the Advanced Search section), it goes into great detail of how to do those kinds of searches.

(After this first search is completed, if it was only partially successful, do additional searches for any other key words you think might be associated with the files you're searching.) The searches could take 20 seconds or 20 minutes, depending on how many files/folders there are to go through, but you'll eventually see extensive search results.
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