Searching for "~" crashes computer

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I lost a word doc(2013) on a 8.1 computer and was searching "This PC" for everything including "~" in an attempt to find a tmp file or??. About 4/5th of way thru the search I get a message "Search Results in this PC (not Responding)" Its repeatable. :p Is it my machine, 8.1 or me?
 

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If I enter ~ in Everything Search I get 6700 results. You may have many more. Maybe it's a bit much for Explorer. Try another search program to see how many hits you are dealing with.
 

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104,316 results here. I would run Chkdsk on the drive to make sure its ok and also check event viewer for any errors
 

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Did you install anything with a shell extension right around the time the problem started? You might just have an unstable one. Or any Explorer "enhancement" like something that added toolbars, tabs etc..?
 

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    AMD EI 1200
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    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
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Chkdsk ran 3 times, no errors. There were some errors in the event logs basically telling me that explorer had stopped responding. Nothing installed etc during this time, no email etc, strictly a word document.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Win 8.1 Px64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790x-DUP
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    Sound Card
    On Board
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    ASUS VW2464 & Syncmaster 2243SW
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    1920x1080 X2
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    Samsung SSD 830, Maxtor 150GB
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    Corsair TX750W-v2
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    Antec
    Cooling
    2 Side mounted 120MM
    Keyboard
    Logitec MK EX110 Wireless
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    Logitec EX110 Wireless
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    17/1.5 MB
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    IE, FF, and Pale Moon
    Antivirus
    MSE and Avast
    Other Info
    Cisco E4200, 8 Port Trendnet switch, Webcam Pro 9000
Why would you ever do a search for " ~ " ???
It's a Wild Card, so to speak, and usually just used in conjunction with other letters like in the suffix, ' .~mp '.
That is a not too often used version of a Temporary file. I think that doing a search for " ~ " by itself, would be considered by Windows a miss-operation and it wouldn't know what to do with it. I'd not do that again if I were you. Your OS might commit suicide! :)

Happy 2014!

TM :cool:
 

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Good God!
 

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Chkdsk ran 3 times, no errors. There were some errors in the event logs basically telling me that explorer had stopped responding. Nothing installed etc during this time, no email etc, strictly a word document.

I would follow
4wd 's
suggestion to use a heavy duty search engine. Explorer has hundreds os extensions hanging off it and limitations on path length that are a throwback to ansi "maxpath" systems. It's okay for quick searches. But for a workload a specific tool is better.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
Why would you ever do a search for " ~ " ???
It's a Wild Card, so to speak, and usually just used in conjunction with other letters like in the suffix, ' .~mp '.
That is a not too often used version of a Temporary file. I think that doing a search for " ~ " by itself, would be considered by Windows a miss-operation and it wouldn't know what to do with it. I'd not do that again if I were you. Your OS might commit suicide! :)

Happy 2014!

TM :cool:

Multiple places on the internet suggest using it, .tmp usually start with a ~. My W7 machine has 262K count, Its the 8.1 machine where the doc was lost and has trouble with it. I have used this and multiple other "searches" with wild cards etc. and so far have not had any luck. D/L ing Ransack now
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Px64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790x-DUP
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VW2464 & Syncmaster 2243SW
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 X2
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 830, Maxtor 150GB
    PSU
    Corsair TX750W-v2
    Case
    Antec
    Cooling
    2 Side mounted 120MM
    Keyboard
    Logitec MK EX110 Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitec EX110 Wireless
    Internet Speed
    17/1.5 MB
    Browser
    IE, FF, and Pale Moon
    Antivirus
    MSE and Avast
    Other Info
    Cisco E4200, 8 Port Trendnet switch, Webcam Pro 9000
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