You can search for files based on their name or file type directly
within the file manager.
Search
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Open the Files application from the
Activities overview.
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If you know the files you want are under a particular folder, go to
that folder.
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Type a word or words that you know appear in the file name, and they
will be shown in the search bar. For example, if you name all your
invoices with the word “Invoice”, type invoice. Words are
matched regardless of case.
Instead of typing words directly to bring up the search bar, you
can click the Search key symbol
in the toolbar, or press
CtrlF.
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You can narrow your results by date, by file type, and by whether to
search a file's full text, or to only search for file names.
To apply filters, select the drop-down menu button to the left of the
file manager's Search key symbol
icon, and choose from the available filters:
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When: How far back do you want to search?
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What: What is the type of item?
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Should your search include a full-text search, or search only the
file names?
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To remove a filter, select the X beside the filter tag
that you want to remove.
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You can open, copy, delete, or otherwise work with your files from the
search results, just as you would from any folder in the file
manager.
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Click the Search key symbol
in the toolbar again to exit the search and return to the
folder.