nzdreamer55
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Searching with windows explorer Kind(of):=SUCKS!
Hello everyone. Sorry for the disparaging title but I cannot figure out how this works, so I can here .
I have a folder that has subfolders, each titled from a movie. Within the subfolder is a file for that movie ( .avi, .mkv, .mp4, etc.) and other files (.nfo, .svt, .jpg, etc.). When I select the top movie folder and do a search for a work in the movie title ("star trek") I get all the things that have star trek (the subfolder, the files within the folder and the movie file too). I though well I really only want to select the movie file and there is this thing called "kind" where I can "limit" my search. Cool! So I type in
star trek and select kind:=movie....Nothing.
star trek kind:=video....Nothing.
kind:=movie star trek...Nothing.
kind:=video star trek....Finally a hit!
So is this really how this search box is suppose to behave. I have to type in the kind first then my search term? do I need to do this with all the windows limiters (size? Other properties?)
Also what type of files are windows looking for when I put in "Movie" or "Video"? Could there be a type that is missing say I have some old .ogg container files will windows find this under "Video"?
Thanks
-S
Hello everyone. Sorry for the disparaging title but I cannot figure out how this works, so I can here .
I have a folder that has subfolders, each titled from a movie. Within the subfolder is a file for that movie ( .avi, .mkv, .mp4, etc.) and other files (.nfo, .svt, .jpg, etc.). When I select the top movie folder and do a search for a work in the movie title ("star trek") I get all the things that have star trek (the subfolder, the files within the folder and the movie file too). I though well I really only want to select the movie file and there is this thing called "kind" where I can "limit" my search. Cool! So I type in
star trek and select kind:=movie....Nothing.
star trek kind:=video....Nothing.
kind:=movie star trek...Nothing.
kind:=video star trek....Finally a hit!
So is this really how this search box is suppose to behave. I have to type in the kind first then my search term? do I need to do this with all the windows limiters (size? Other properties?)
Also what type of files are windows looking for when I put in "Movie" or "Video"? Could there be a type that is missing say I have some old .ogg container files will windows find this under "Video"?
Thanks
-S
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