Click in the Search box, located in your newly opened folder’s top, right corner, and type in a few words relating to your missing file.(Or, to limit your search to a specific folder or library, don’t open Computer instead, open the specific folder or library you’d like to search.)
To search for files created or changed within a certain date range, you need to employ what’s called a filter: A way to narrow down your search to files created or changed within a specific time frame. How do you narrow down your search, finding only the files that you’ve created or changed last year? Two years ago? Yesterday? Or even last week? Here’s how. When you press Enter, Windows 7 quickly searches all your files, and presents a list of matches.īut on today’s file-stuffed computers, Windows 7’s basic search often presents too many matches. To find just about anything in Windows 7, click the Start button, and, in the Search box, type something describing the file: a file’s name, a word inside that file, a music artist, or perhaps a tag from a photo or video. Windows 7 ditched Windows XP’s tail-wagging little dog, for example, and built the basic search right into the Start menu. Q: How do I search for files by date in Windows 7? It used to be so easy in XP.Ī: Windows 7’s search works much differently than the one in Windows XP. Windows XP For Dummies, Second Edition (3).Windows 10 For Dummies Second Edition (2).Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies (4).Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies (10).Andy Rathbone on What’s the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.Hawaii Guy on What’s the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.Gail on My laptop keeps opening windows and menus by itself!.cab jones on Shrinking or resizing a photo and e-mailing it in Windows 7.kirk nelson on Why does Windows show my file names in green letters?.How do I right-click on a touch-screen tablet?.What's the difference between a System Recovery disc and Windows 7's System Repair disc?.Why does Windows show my file names in green letters?.What's the difference between a System Image and a regular backup in Windows 7?.How do I make Internet Explorer open in full-screen mode?.Where's the Clipboard Viewer in Windows XP?.
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