How to search for files in Windows 10 like a pro

In this video, I'll share some advance tips for searching for files in Windows 10. I will be using the Advanced Query Syntax which can be found here:

[jefffuhr]

Pure gold tips Andy. Exceeded expectations. I wrongly assumed this would require PowerShell.

[BWeezy-swwy]

Fricken awesome! I just spent a couple hours trying to find a file and now can find it.

[wfrank]

Andy- thank you for the practical information presented in a clear and concise manner (the video and graphics are excellent as well)- it is appreciated-

[IvanZehirov]

Finnaly I can search now. Before searching from the star button had no results for me. U awesome ! Thank you

[IreneTaylor-qpwo]

Wow! If only i knew this earlier, My work time would have been cut in half!! Thank you so much for excellent presentation. for someone like me who does not like tech. it made me want to rethink about liking tech. ;) = highly appreciated.

[josephputz]

Thank you very much for the tips! They're a huge help.

[dandiaz]

Thank you that's really useful to know! I'll make a point to learn that stuff some day.

[bernices]

Great refresher for me. Thanks, I like your style of presentation. Easy to follow.

[KeysU]

The search function never stopped working at one point and I never knew why. With your video I was able to figure out that somehow windows had excluded my drives for some unknown reason ?? but now I was able to put them back to be search .Thanks

[jacomanoedwae]

Thankyou. I really enjoyed your explanations...

[amonberdiev]

The best explanation, thank you for sharing your experience!

[photoinshot]

Brilliant, very clear and precise video, thanks!

[Amaro]

just for windows+E You deserve a like my friend

[VKIR]

Thank you. This video helped me find files I was looking for.

[ourv]

I learned a neat trick from the US Navy. At the bottom of ALL documents, in VERY small font
will be found the documents PATH-->network-server name-drive-folder-filename. If the document
is in hardcopy this will be printed at the bottom making it REAL easy to find.

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[KpxUrz]

This is all very interesting and helpful. I did not realize Windows has all these search options. However, I still prefer saving files in an old-fashioned tree structure, which works better for me. The only problem with this is that it takes time to move all new files to their correct subfolder. I find the basic Search tab in Windows to be totally useless because it brings up long lists of items that are not even files. I am a long time user of Windows, having started with Version 1, and even going back before Windows existed. I have found file searching increasingly exasperating over the years. Looks like I must devote time to rewatching and learning from this video. Thank you, nice information.

[rmmccarthy]

Great style and content! Thank you for the lesson! Next stop: MS advanced query.

[vic]

Hi, i was trying to use this to check for duplicates mail back up files in .OST .PST would this be possible? as this delays loading mail.

[eduardotoutin]

Thank you for your video. I have a little problem; perhaps I'm doing something wrong. I'm new to W10 and I can't obtain any results if type a specific word which I know is in the body of some of my Word documents. e.g. I need a Word document that contains the word "Maryland". Windows 7 would look for the specific word in the specified folder and sub-folders. Windows 10 shows me nothing in the search results.

[pianoman]

Im trying to delete duplicate photos and I'm searching (1) in the folder, it only highlights the filenames with (1) but shows every picture in the folder still. I want the search to only produce the pictures with (1) in the file name so I can select all and delete. Any help with this would be great.