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Discus and support Windows 10 search of all subfolders on harddrive in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello, In windows 10 V21H1: If I open up file explorer to a directory c:\subdir\ and search for text it will find the text located in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by dtae, Jun 23, 2021.

  1. Windows 10 search of all subfolders on harddrive

    Hello, In windows 10 V21H1: If I open up file explorer to a directory c:\subdir\ and search for text it will find the text located in c:\subdir\subdir2\. However, if I go to c:\ and run the same search for the same text with "all subfolders selected" in the ribbon it returns no matches. How do I search entire drive for a text string? As a subsidiary question, is windows 10 search just junk and I should use Agent Ransack or something else instead? Thanks

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  2. How to Search in File Explorer in Windows 10 WITHOUT subfolders

    OK. You have to:

    1. Execute a search via the Search bar so the Search Ribbon appears.
    2. On the ribbon, click Current Location.
    3. Click the "Go" arrow to the right of the Search bar.
    4. On the ribbon, click Current Location again.

    Windows 7 search not finding files in subfolders

    Windows 7 search not finding files in subfolders

  3. Cannot search in a specific folder [Windows 10]THANKS A LOT !!

    This worked like a charm. Now search is working perfectly

    Thanks a lot Ruth, really appreciate your help

  4. Windows 10 search of all subfolders on harddrive

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK

    credit to Lifehacker.

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Why is Windows search not finding files?

Check Search Options Step 1: Press Windows + E keys to open the File Explorer menu. Step 2: Select the three-dot menu at the top to open Options. Step 3: Go to the Search menu. Step 4: Enable the 'Always search file names and contents' option and hit the OK button.

Why is my search not working in folders?

If you encounter File Explorer search not responding, the first thing you can do is restarting your File Explorer. To do that, just press Windows + X and select Task Manager from the menu. In the pop-up windows, find and select Windows Explorer process, and click Restart button.

Why is search not working on Windows 7?

Windows 7 Search Not Working: Detect Problems Open the Control Panel and under “System and Security”, select Find and fix problems. You need to be in Category view to see this. 4. Click Next and then check the box that says “Files Don't Appear in Search Results” once the troubleshooter has finished detecting problems.