Show Folders only, but exclude specific folders (and specific files)

[eswul62]

I would like to search and have following displayed

search within folders on multiple drives (D:\Folder1, E:\Folder2, F:\Folder3, etc.)
then display the sub folders within abovementioned folders only
but exclude sub folders named like SWE, DAN, NED, CAS, BACKUP (etc.)
also exclude files like png,txt,jpg,xml, etc.

Have vainly been puzzling on this quite a while...

Any suggestions?

thanks

[void]

search within folders on multiple drives (D:\Folder1, E:\Folder2, F:\Folder3, etc.)

Include the following in your search:
"D:\folder1\" | "E:\Folder2\" | "F:\Folder3\"

Double quotes (") are only needed if the path has a space.
| = OR

then display the sub folders within abovementioned folders only

Subfolders are automatically included.

I am not sure what you want here.
Could you please give an example?

If you want folders only (no files), include the following in your search:
folder:

but exclude sub folders named like SWE, DAN, NED, CAS, BACKUP (etc.)

Include the following in your search:
!\SWE\ !\DAN\ !\NED\ !\CAS\ !\BACKUP\

! = NOT

If you wish to exclude the folders themselves, include the following in your search:
!exact:folder:<SWE|DAN|NED|CAS|BACKUP>

also exclude files like png,txt,jpg,xml, etc.

Include the following in your search:
!ext:png;txt;jpg;xml

ext:



All searches combined:
"D:\folder1\" | "E:\Folder2\" | "F:\Folder3\" !\SWE\ !\DAN\ !\NED\ !\CAS\ !\BACKUP\ !exact:folder:<SWE|DAN|NED|CAS|BACKUP> !ext:png;txt;jpg;xml

If you find this search useful, consider adding a filter:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to: My Folders
• Click OK.

Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.