Tuesday, October 22, 2013

How to find just a folder in Windows 7 Search

Issue:

I am at a new job and wanted to search there VAST directories and locations for a mentioned folder. Lets say the folder is "SourceSafe".

The resolution:

It was simpler than I thought, unfortunately I couldn't find it anywhere real easily. 

When in the search area input:
type:folder sourcesafe

This type search function allows you to search a type of object and I did some guessing and ran upon it.

Here is a link to help with some other search tips:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/tips-for-finding-files

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