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Just did a Search. In the Search field, I typed

MAYO

I'm looking for a file with "mayo" in the name somewhere. The problem is that the file I wasn't to find is somewhere under a FOLDER with Mayo in the name, and the Search returns every single file in the Mayo folder.

I know I can do a filtered search by looking for

name: mayo

but why would I ever want my search results to include the path?

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Generally search works in the broadest way possible it is up to you to further narrow it down. However could see that as being useful if I didn't know I file name but I knew what folder it resided in. Although I am still missing where the question is here? Just a rant? – Kyle May 6 '11 at 19:07
The answer is.....because? – Blomkvist May 6 '11 at 19:15
That's not a real question, it's a rant. Voted to close. – slhck May 6 '11 at 20:41
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Try searching with filename:pattern. See the documentation for the query syntax for the full list of search operations.

Why does Windows 7 Search show me every file in a folder? . why would I ever want my search results to include the path

Explaining why Micrsoft developed a program a certain way is off-topic. I have wanted and used this many times. If you don't like it, you could use an alternative.

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