Why this SPACE?

[terrypin]

Probably another obvious explanation I've missed, but what is the space character after the backslash here. This is from FAQ 2.7:
To search for files and folders in a specific location include a \ in your search string.
For example, here is how to search for all your avis in a downloads folder: downloads\ .avi

If I omit the space, making it
downloads\.avi
then there are no hits.

Should the instruction actually be '...include a backslash followed by a space...'?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[void]

Should the instruction actually be '...include a backslash followed by a space...'?

Basically, yes.

Your search is split into search terms that are separated by spaces or ORs (|).
downloads\ .avi is two terms, downloads\ and .avi

Match path is enabled when the search term contains a path separator.

The downloads\ search term will match the whole path, while the .avi search term does not.

The search terms must be separated by a space or OR operator (|).

[terrypin]

Thanks, understood.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK