When Mac users think about search in macOS, they often think about Spotlight, but there's another way. Here's how to use the Finder's built-in search instead. Spotlight is Apple's file indexing and ...

On Windows 11, searching for files can sometimes feel like finding a needle in a haystack, but it doesn't have to be. Whether you're looking for a specific document, an image buried in folders, or a ...

I'm trying to find a certain .inf file. I need to search in the inf folder, for all inf files, that contain certain text. Vista seems unable to do this. WTF? I highly doubt Vista indexes the contents ...

Ever searched for a file in Windows and come up empty? Or waited way too long for results? You’re not alone. Many users find Windows Search frustrating and it really boils down to its default settings ...

I recently borrowed a Windows laptop from a friend. When I booted up the system, there was a system update. That’s fine because it’s Windows; the update took two hours and 45 minutes to complete. Once ...

How to Use the Search Tool in Windows 10 File Explorer Your email has been sent Learn how you can tweak your searches from File Explorer to narrow or expand the results. In Windows 10, you can search ...

The fd program is an alternative to find, which can search the file system using various patterns. It has many options to support a wide range of use cases, making it easy to find any type of file, ...

There’s a lot of power lurking under the hood of the Mac’s Spotlight search index, but that’s also the trouble. To make Spotlight accessible to more users, many of the feature’s most useful tools are ...

Copilot can now see more of what you're doing on your PC, if you sign up for the Windows Insider program. David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about ...

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Google Search is testing adding a paper clip icon to the search bar, next to the voice search icon, next to the lens icon and the search button. This seems to also you to search a file you upload and ...