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VRF
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Show content of folders found

Post by VRF »

Hi,

When i do a search i always get folders and images with the specific search query. Which makes sense.
I was hoping there is a way to also get
**the folders that are showing up from search +their content**
+the rest that the search found separately

all in one go :)

So its kind of a double search. But i was hoping search everything can do this in a single go.

so lets say i search for "mood" i get:
\mood
\in a good mood
\good mood music
summer vibes good mood.mp3
beach dancing im in a good mood.mp3

i would want the result of:
\mood
..\ al files showing up that are in this folder no matter the name
\in a good mood
..\ al files showing up that are in this folder no matter the name
\good mood music
..\ al files showing up that are in this folder no matter the name
summer vibes good mood.mp3
beach dancing im in a good mood.mp3

i tried to search for the solution in the forum.
but there is just so much going on there. i cant really find my answer in there.
i hope i made my question easy enough to read !


the only thing i managed to get done is getting each individual folder content by doing
"\mood" | "\in a good mood" | "\good mood music"
which is not consistent when adding new folders on my drive.
NotNull
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by NotNull »

Does this work for you?

To get files with "mood" in the name and also get files that are in a "mood" folder

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file: \*mood
VRF
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by VRF »

NotNull wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:19 pm Does this work for you?

To get files with "mood" in the name and also get files that are in a "mood" folder

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file: \*mood
tried it, shows up as empty to me.
VRF
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by VRF »

i turned off "match whole filename when using wildcards"
i think that did it! :D
YES!!! YES YES

Thanks!! @notnull
Last edited by VRF on Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.
NotNull
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by NotNull »

VRF wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:11 pm i turned off "match whole filename when using wildcards"
If you have that turned on,
file: \*mood*
should do it.
(I should have mentioned that before. Sorry ... )
VRF
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by VRF »

i did notice when i do a couple it takes longer to search.
and i hear my fans whirl so it must be pretty intensive?
should it not all be indexed though?
it says Querying.. at the lower bar of search everything window.
VRF
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by VRF »

for multiple folders
is it correct to do it like this?
\*mood | \*style | \*happy | \*upbeat
NotNull
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by NotNull »

Short version: Yes.
Long version: Yes, that is correct :)
VRF
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Re: Show content of folders found

Post by VRF »

NotNull wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:35 pm Short version: Yes.
Long version: Yes, that is correct :)
thank you. :)
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