Searching directories only

[CB-Crew]

Hello!
How can I find directories using a wildcard. For example all directories that contain the word "users" by typing '*users*'. I have tried it this way but no correct result comes up.

I don't want to search files that contain the search term, but only directories.

Thank you

[NotNull]

To show the content of all directories with "user" in the name :

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\*user*\

To show all directorynames containing "user" :

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folder:user

Or did you mean something else?

[CB-Crew]

Thank you very much...
folder:user works fine.

but: \*user*\ seems not to work...

whatever 'wildcarded' combination I enter, I get no result

for example ther is a dirctory called "_AS_Photo\_2023\2023-00-00_AA-Photo-InBox" i can not find it with \*2023*\
what do I wrong?

[void]

To find user anywhere in the full path, use the path: search modifier:

path:user



If you want to find user in the path part only, please try the following search:

*user*\*

(for Everything 1.5, try: pathpart:user or *user*\** )

[NotNull]

what do I wrong?

Nothing! This was my mistake.

There is an option Match whole filename when using wildcards which I thought is disabled by default. It isn't.
With that setting disabled, you will indeed get zero results. Enabled would have given you the expected results.
It is a mistake I (still!) make every other week or so, so you just caught me at the wrong moment

The solution @void provided works regardless what this option is set to.