How to Search Through File Contents on Windows 10

If you know the name of the file you’re looking for, the quickest way to find it is to search for it using the Search function in Windows 10. To do this, open File Explorer and click on the Search tab.

In the Search tab, simply type in the name of the file you’re looking for and press Enter. Windows will search through all of the files and folders on your computer and display any results that match your search.

If you don’t know the exact name of the file you’re looking for, you can use wildcards in your search. For example, if you’re looking for a file that has the word “report” in the name, you could search for “*report*”. This will find all files that have the word “report” anywhere in the file name.

If you’re still having trouble finding the file you’re looking for, you can try searching for it by its content. To do this, click on the “More” button in the Search tab and select “Search by file contents”.

Windows will now search through the contents of all the files on your computer, not just the file names. This can be a slow process, but it’s often the only way to find a specific file if you don’t know its name.

How to search for a specific file type

If you’re looking for a specific file type, you can use the file extension to help you find it. For example, if you’re looking for a JPEG image, you can search for *.jpg.

1. Open File Explorer and click on the search bar.

2. Type in the file extension you’re looking for (e.g., *.jpg).

3. Press Enter and File Explorer will search for all files with that extension.

4. If you see the file you’re looking for, double-click it to open it.

How to search for a file by its size

If you’re looking for a file and you know approximately how big it is, you can search for it by size. This is especially useful if you’re looking for a large file that you know is taking up a lot of space on your hard drive.

To search for a file by size in Windows 10, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, then type “file Explorer” into the search box.

2. Click on the “View” tab at the top of the File Explorer window.

3. In the “View” tab, click on the “Details” option. This will show you more information about each file, including the size.

4. To sort the files by size, click on the “Size” column. This will sort the files from largest to smallest.

5. To find a specific file size, you can use the “Size” filter. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the “Size” column, then select the “More” option.

6. In the “More Size Options” window, select the “Custom” option.

7. In the “From” field, enter the minimum size of the file you’re looking for. In the “To” field, enter the maximum size of the file you’re looking for.

8. Click the “OK” button. This will filter the files by the size you specified.

9. To find a specific file, you can use the “Name” filter. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the “Name” column, then type the name of the file you’re looking for.

10. You can also use the “Type” filter to find a specific type of file. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the “Type” column, then select the file type you’re looking for.

11. Once you’ve found the file you’re looking for, you can open it by double-clicking on it.

How to search for a file by when it was modified

If you’re looking for a specific file and you know when it was last modified, you can search for it by date. This is especially helpful if you can’t remember the file name but you know when you last worked on it.

To search by date, open File Explorer and click on the search box in the top-right corner. Then, type in “modified:month/day/year” (without the quotes), substituting the month, day, and year for the date you want to search for. For example, if you want to find a file you modified on May 12, 2020, you would type “modified:5/12/2020”.

If you want to be more specific, you can also search for a range of dates by using the “..” symbols. For example, “modified:5/12/2020..5/13/2020” would search for all files modified between those two dates.

You can also use the “before” and “after” keywords to find files modified before or after a certain date. For example, “modified:before:5/12/2020” would find all files modified before May 12, 2020, while “modified:after:5/12/2020” would find all files modified after that date.

If you’re not sure of the exact date but you know approximately when the file was modified, you can use the “day”, “week”, or “month” keywords. For example, “modified:month” would search for all files modified within the past month, while “modified:week” would search for all files modified within the past week.

Finally, if you want to find all files modified on a certain day regardless of the year, you can use the “day-of-week” keyword. For example, “modified:Sunday” would find all files modified on any Sunday, while “modified:Monday” would find all files modified on any Monday.

Once you’ve typed in your search, press Enter and File Explorer will show you all of the files modified on the date (or within the date range) you specified.

How to search for a file by who created it

Assuming you have Windows 10, the process for searching for a file by who created it is as follows:

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder or drive you want to search.

2. In the top-right corner of the File Explorer window, click the Search box and type the following:

3. From the search results, you can then right-click on the file and select Properties to view more information about it, including who created it.