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# Search For Files And Folders
The typical approach for searching for your files in Windows File Explorer is to use the File Explorer search box in the top right of the window:
Whilst this approach for searching can work OK for a network drive containing a limited number of files and folders, if your network drive contains many thousands of files, use the dedicated space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME search feature instead.
space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME search uses an index when returning search results meaning the search will perform a lot faster, and it will will search file contents as well as file names. With space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME search:
:check: You will get your search results faster
:check: You can search the contents of files
:check: You will have greater control over your search criteria
Here's how to search with space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME:
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{% step %}
Locate the folder you want to search in Windows File Explorer, then click the right button on your mouse to open the context menu. Expand the space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME sub menu then click the search option
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
The search dialog box will open. Enter your search criteria in the search box then hit the Search button. To limit the results you can search just for file names or just for folder names. Other search options are available such as searching for specific file types and specific phrases. Click the blue "need help?" link in the dialog to view your options. In this example, we're searching for an Excel spreadsheet containing customer names
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
After running the search, the results are shown. To open a file from the search results, select it then click the Open button. If you want to locate it in File Explorer and not open it, then select the search result and click the Locate In Explorer button
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When clicking the Locate In Explorer button, Windows File Explorer will pop open and select your file, but not open it
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After you have finished searching, you can click the X button in the top right of the space.vars.PRODUCT\_NAME window to close it
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