how would i do this search?

[BigDan]

for the tv show survivor i have a number of folders on my computer.

apparently total number of folders is about a 100. but there's only a few that have just that exact name. the rest of them have a number or name next to the word.

how do i find just those folders with that exact name? i tried putting it in quotes but that didnt work.

[tuska]

Hi,

Here are a few examples:

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folder:exact:"searchword searchword searchword		) space[s] -> quotes required
folder:exact:"searchword searchword searchword"		)
folder:exact:searchword					> no quotes required

I hope it works as you want it to.

[therube]

Would

dupe: folder: survivor

do it, be sufficient?

[BigDan]

Hi,

Here are a few examples:

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folder:exact:"searchword searchword searchword		) space[s] -> quotes required
folder:exact:"searchword searchword searchword"		)
folder:exact:searchword					> no quotes required

I hope it works as you want it to.

tried the third one, worked! didnt use the 1st or 2nd since this was only one word. is there a diff b/w the first and second?

[tuska]

... is there a diff b/w the first and second?

Yes.

Menu "Help" > "Search Syntax - Everything" - Operators:

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space	AND					searchword1ANDsearchword2ANDsearchword3 *)
" "	Search for an exact phrase.		"searchword searchword searchword"

*) Operator "AND": To obtain a search result here, all three search terms must be found.

Further examples.

Example1:

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Search query:	Donating in different currencies.txt
Results:	Donating in different currencies.txt
		Donating in different currencies.txt.lnk

Example2:

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Search query:	"Donating in different currencies.txt"
Results:	Donating in different currencies.txt
		Donating in different currencies.txt.lnk

Example3:

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Search query:	exact:Donating in different currencies.txt
Result:		No result

Example4:

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Search query:	exact:"Donating in different currencies.txt  -OR-  exact:"Donating in different currencies.txt"
Result:		Donating in different currencies.txt

Hope this helps.

[BigDan]

thanks!

so the first example has a pair of quotes only at the beginning while the second has a pair of quotes at both the beginning and the end?

[tuska]

so the first example has a pair of quotes only at the beginning while the second has a pair of quotes at both the beginning and the end?

Yes.
So you can choose whether you want to use one quotation mark at the beginning or both quotation marks - as shown in the examples.

[BigDan]

exact:Donating in different currencies.txt

for some reason this didn't give the txt file as a result. not sure why. when i used this exact search query, but also put quotes before dontating and after txt i got the txt file.

So you can choose whether you want to use one quotation mark at the beginning or both quotation marks - as shown in the examples.

i didnt really understand this. are you saying

"Donating in different currencies.txt"
is the same as
"Donating in different currencies.txt

I'm finding that yes, that's true, but the result is the same without any quotes at all.

as shown in the examples.

my apologies, i dont see any example with a single quote, only a double quote.

[tuska]

exact:Donating in different currencies.txt

for some reason this didn't give the txt file as a result. not sure why.

As in example 3 above, I came to the same conclusion.
In my opinion, the spaces are decisive in this example
and therefore require at least 1 quotation mark at the beginning - (as stated in example 4).

So you can choose whether you want to use one quotation mark at the beginning or both quotation marks -
as shown in the examples.

i didnt really understand this. are you saying

"Donating in different currencies.txt"
is the same as
"Donating in different currencies.txt

I'm finding that yes, that's true, but the result is the same without any quotes at all.

Yes, if you have a text file with exactly this name, then you do not need quotation marks.
Quotation mark(s) are needed for a **search for an exact phrase** and, if applicable,
for a search with several words that are separated by a space. Just try it out!

as shown in the examples.

my apologies, i dont see any example with a single quote, only a double quote.

first example (of three):
folder:exact:"searchword searchword searchword

I would advise you to simply perform various search queries in the Everything search box to test it,
so that you can determine which search result Everything provides in case of doubt. I do the same.

I am sure that other forum participants have better explanations on this topic...

[BigDan]

thanks!