How do I do a search from Windows Explorer for numbers in filename?
I am on Windows 10 and I am trying to do a search on a directory in Windows Explorer. So I go up to the search box in the upper right and type in 959
to try to pull up any file in the folder with the string '959' in the filename.
But nothing comes up though I know for a fact there is one (because I am looking right at it), I even try *959*
and I still get no hits.
Using the standard Windows Explorer search box in the upper right, how DO I do a search for a filename containing a specific string of numbers?
Again, not trying to search contents even, just the filenames.
Solution 1:
I found a way to search multiple folders for a number in a file name, but you must use the entire number. (No need for any alphabetical characters.)
When you run a search, Windows Explorer displays a Search Tools
tab at the top of the window. Under the Refine
section, you can click on a drop down menu Other properties
and then select Name
. Now type in the number that you are looking for within the file name and it will display the file in the search results. See the screenshot below.
You can also just type name:
in the search bar as a prefix to the number. For example, if you are looking for a file with the number 00385522
in its name, type name:00385522
in the search bar.