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harryray2
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match path

Post by harryray2 »

if I enable match path when creating a filter, I get more results. Why is that?

thanks
void
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Re: match path

Post by void »

With match path enabled, your filter search will match anywhere in the full path and filename.

For example, if you have the following files:
C:\ABC\123.txt
C:\123.txt

Searching for ABC will match C:\ABC\123.txt with match path enabled.
dberg
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Re: match path

Post by dberg »

I thought disabling "match path" would limit the results to just files and folders, but if I am looking for a folder, I still get every file under that folder appearing in the results. If I am looking for a folder named "photos", is there a way to avoid getting numerous pages of entries for every file and folder in and beneath the "Photos" folder?
void
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Re: match path

Post by void »

With match path disabled, include folder: in your search, for example:
folder: photos
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