Questions tagged [search]
Search refers to the ability of finding any number of items of information with specified properties among a collection of items sharing the same type of properties.
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Prevent Spotlight from showing any visual previews
When I search for something random, sometimes I see previews of images or videos.
I don't want that to happen.
How to set this up?
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Why search in file explorer finds nothing?
I open a window of file explorer in Windows 10
In the window I can clearly see a file with a name. Let's say [THEfile].txt
However, when I write in the search place to the upper right "THE", ...
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In Chrome, is there any way to use the search engine shortcut keyword before or after the search string?
It currently behaves like this:
typing 'yt test' in the address bar correctly gives this
but 'test yt' just gives this
I often want to type the keyword I'm thinking of first rather than the engine/...
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IrfanView Is there a way to search for images whose titles *don't* contain a certain string?
In Irfanview>Options>Search Files.. dialog box, is there a way to search for images which don't have a certain word in the file name?
I wish to search for ones which don't have 'balloon' in ...
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Searching for mp3 files without matching cdg file
I use Windows 10, and have about 15,000 mp3's in one folder, some of which have matching cdg's that show lyrics. I would like to search the folder to find mp3's which DO NOT have matching cdg files ...
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Where is or how can I summon "show commands" on new microsoft Teams
On the Original teams you can type Ctrl+E to move the cursor to the search bar, then type slash "/" to summon the show commands drop menu and then finally navigate to the commands with the ...
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How to find files which I open the most?
Is there a way to figure out which files I open most often on my computer? For example, a simple count of how many times a file has been opened in the past N days would be a good start. Finding a way ...
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Search Issue After Disabling Windows 11 Bing Search
I have encountered a problem where I couldn't access environment variables after disabling Bing search via:
+ R → Open: regedit → OK
Created new DWORD BingSearchEnabled with value 0 within:
HKCU\...
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Is there a list of Microsoft Apps made by Microsoft on their store?
Problem
Microsoft Store's UI lacks specificity: an absence of filters for
searching.
Luckily, you can search via author by clicking on the author of an app.
Searching by Microsoft (as author) ...
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Windows Search alias
I have a program that I used to use all the time. Now however a new one has superseded it. However I constantly forget it's name, and when searching for it using the windows search, I keep using the ...
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How to search for specific text only in uncommitted changes since last commit in Visual Studio Code?
I have made changes to my repository and I can see the changes of the files under Source control in this tab on the left of VS Code. This shows all my uncommitted changes in git.
I have a compilation ...
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Search Windows 10 directory for subfolders and files with common words in their names without specifying the words
Hard to explain! Please bear with me...
I rip my vinyl record collection to MP3 format. Each album gets its own folder. The naming standard I use for each album folder is "Artist - Album".
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How to disable Edge search from address bar?
It seems somewhere along the line Edge (claims to be 114.0.1823.67, June 29, 2023) completely removed the option to disable it. I thought it was there previously. I'll have to quit using the darn ...
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Windows 10 search nonfunctional since June updates [duplicate]
Since the June 2023 patches, my Windows 10 search has not been working. At first the query "thinks" for several seconds indicated by the top of the popup window rolling through the little ...
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How to search bookmarks or history in Firefox directly from the navigation bar?
Is there a way to quickly search bookmarks or history for a page in Firefox's navigation bar? I understand Firefox's navigation bar by default searches bookmarks and history along with other things ...
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how to re-enable start button program starting in Windows-10 [duplicate]
The regular way to start a program in Windows-10 (Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3086)) is by pressing the START button, waiting for the list of programs to appear and choose one of them.
I do it ...
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How to prevent right-click Google search from opening side panel in Chrome?
In Chrome 115 (currently Beta channel) the "new" right-click Google search ignores the flag (chrome://flags/#search-web-in-side-panel) which I have seen documented as supposedly being there ...
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Automatically hint/complete Google Chrome site search shortcut in address bar
Does anyone know a way for site shortcuts to be shown as hints or autocompleted with some keyboard shortcuts?
For example, I set this up in Chrome settings:
Name: Super User
Shortcut: @su
Search: ...
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How do I filter Microsoft Edge history search result by specific website?
How do I filter Microsoft Edge history search result by specific website? For example, only show results from youtube dot com ?
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Cannot restore default search engine as Google in Chrome despite workarounds
I accidentally deleted Google's default search engine and now the only default engine left is Yahoo.
I have tried manually adding it back using the code found here: How to restore the default Google ...
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How does one search for an exact phrase in Microsoft OneNote
Is it possible to search for an exact phrase in Microsoft OneNote in Windows? E.g., "The Fast and the Furious"
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How to search for all text lines that start with a tab character?
I need to find all lines in a text file that start with a tab character.
I tried this command:
findstr /B /R "\t" test.txt
But it doesn't print any lines.
I also tried with grep.exe (taken ...
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How do I disable the Microsoft Edge search bar on the Windows desktop? [duplicate]
On Windows 10, recently a Microsoft Edge search bar started appearing on the desktop.
If you click the 3 dots menu there is an option to "Auto-launch search bar" which you can turn off and ...
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How can I change the default (system) search engine for windows 10?
I would like to change the default system search engine from Bing to Google. I don't mean the default search engine of any browser, but the search engine that is used when searching in the windows ...
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Chrome Contacts Search no longer working
I am no longer able to search for a contact using the contacts search bar, yet if I initiate a new email from Gmail, the auto-complete will complete the addressee search as always. I have Firefox ...
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Copying a filename on the same line to the end of the line
I have the following lines in VIM:
<img src="file01.jpg" / >
<img src="file02.jpg" / >
<img src="file03.jpg" / >
And I would like to add the filename ...
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Search box in Windows 11 emoji panel does not work
The Windows 11 emoji panel/picker/keyboard (opened by Win + . or Win + ;) contains a search field, but it does not work. You can see the text cursor in this screenshot, but it is not blinking even ...
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"Windowns Setting": Result from Win 10 search bar
The question is whether the search bar result displaying an unlikely spelling error can be ignored or is a clue to the presence of something malicious.
It began with my need to know more about ...
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How to search in multiple xspf files in one folder?
On Windows is this possible?
There are a couple xspf playlists files in a folder.
How to search for a specific track?
Giving only a part of track name as search item
Thanks
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How to combine multiple queries in Slack?
In Slack, is it possible in a single query to get:
all messages from John with the word car in it;
all messages from Jane with the word boat in it.
The results should be combined and chronologically ...
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Searching for text in DJVU files through the Windows search panel
I have many DJVU files with OCR in one folder. What should be done or how can I search for words in these files through the search field in the folder (top left)? There is a reference to the DjVuOCR ...
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Keep Firefox find bar and search term open on all tabs, and persisting on session restart
I regularly across many search tabs (and using multiple tab rows on a 23" desktop monitor then I have many) for a certain text, such as in doing research, and want the findbar persisting open on ...
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BBEDIT multi-file search : multiple find&eplace queries simultaneously?
In another thread
grep search
got the proper use right for the OR argument in a grep search in BBEDIT and so was wondering whether this can be expanded as following :
is it possible to have a given ...
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How to list (search) files with a certain name
i'm trying to get a list of all the files with a certain name in a project i opened with VS Code.
For example, all the .gitignore files in my project. I know i can ctrl+p and type ".gitignore&...
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How can ensure that DuckDuckGo "site:" keyword returns the same results as Googles "site:" keyword? [closed]
Today, 2023-04-01, I searched using Google via these search terms:
site:geekhack.org "fav mouse"
And it returned a search result as I expected it to:
I tried that using DuckDuckGo search ...
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Exporting Visio drawing to PDF, but the text in the shapes are not searchable in the resulting PDF document
I have a Visio drawing that is comprised of an image that has been imported into Visio, then rectangles are scattered throughout the document; each of these rectangles has a unique piece of text ...
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Microsoft Outlook: Search for original sender in forwarded emails
I have to search the Outlook email inbox (PST file) of an employee based on certain criteria.
Basically, I want evaluate data requests from external senders (as identified by their email addresses), ...
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Batch for Windows Registry
So I need to know if it's possible to create a batch file for this darn thing.
Create a new key in the following path named Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\
And on ...
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grepWin: Is it possible to use Regex in search path(s)
Regex is allowed in the "Search For" and "File Names match" fields in grepWin. I would also like to use regex to specify the list of paths in the "Search in" field. Is ...
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How do I find audio files with no or invalid extension in Windows? [duplicate]
I am trying to search for some audio files that I recorded 25 years ago... they are amongst literally millions of files. These 2 files have random names and random extensions. Is there a search method ...
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On Windows 10 in GitBash, how do I configure ag (silver searcher) to print out the file where a string occurs?
I'm using GitBash on Windows 10. I want to use the silver searcher (ag), which I have used on *-nix systems and I have this installed in GitBash
$ ag --version
ag version 2.2.5 ; Windows port 2021-06-...
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How to change the shortcut of Pop up command window in Centos7?
I am using a device that runs Centos7. I want to change the shortcut of this pop up command window:
It allows you to run commands/open files/applications. Currently the command to open it is Alt+F2. ...
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Why I cannot find files easily in windows without fully knowing close to the full name of a file?
I search for report
This is what I got
I asked for Report
Again
Now if I search for gridtradingreport, tada I found the file but that is kind of silly.
It may be related to rebuilding index never ...
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W10 Indexing paused on low power mode
Once a upon a time, setting the registry key Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\Gathering Manager\DisableBackoff to 1 would stop the indexer from pausing. Now though it ...
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How do I search a folder in file explorer regardless of the spelling (ignore spaces)
I have a folder named for example DDC77 but I want the file explorer to return me that exact folder even if I search D DCC77 or DD C77
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How can I search all the cloud drives I installed on my machine from windows search?
How can I search cloud drives I installed from windows search?
I have iCloud + OneDrive + OneDrive business + Google Drive + Google Drive school.
And I want to search all of them via windows search. ...
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Search for installed applications execution path
I do not only want to find what is installed, but also show the path to execute the application as results of my search.
So I thought about using dpkg -l combined with the which command.
I would like ...
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How to search sent emails as well as inbox in Outlook for Office 365
In Outlook (Office 365), if I use the search box to search for emails using an email address, it will only search emails received. It will not search the Sent Items folder, even if I select All ...
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Windows 10 start menu, any way to search for folder names like Win7
I miss how win7 used to allow you to search out and manage the start menu. For me I have a bunch of folders where the installer named them in a hierarchical way. Say Red-Gate > SQL compare, or ...
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IF + ISNUMBER + SEARCH Formula
I am trying to create a formula that will enter specific texts, when the cell had certain keywords. I've seen a formula here, but I can't seem to add more texts to it.
What should be my formula below? ...
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