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I am surprised how unfriendly is Windows 10 search.

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  • it doesn't have columns to be sortable (i.e. by size, name or etc..)
  • it doesn't have to open that file location "in new window" (when you open location folder and try to go back to "results", Explorer makes the search again)
  • it doesn't have any way to extend the column width (thus, I can't see the path fully!)
  • when you open the folder (from search results) you cant find out its address easily (because it shows: enter image description here ) and we only have to right click> go Properties> copying the folder path from there.

Question: Is there any way to replace it with 3rd party tool, like it was accessible easily as native Windows search? (from folder window)

Mureinik
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T.Todua
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Though Windows Search has its limitations, use the Details view to see all the usual columns.

Windows Search options

To see Details, click on the icon at bottom or press CtrlShift6. If the same folder is searched again, the view defaults to Details. That said, there are two nuisances:

  • There appears to be no global setting for Search view - only per folder.
  • Though you can sort on any column (even ones you might add, such as Frame width), clicking on the header starts the search afresh - which can be time consuming.

You can open a folder, though not a file, found in Search by right-clicking and selecting Open in a new window.

There are useful third-party search tools, such as Doc Fetcher, which even indexes .epub and other files that MS cannot, and Agent Ransack from Mythicsoft, which has numerous search options, including RegEx.

DrMoishe Pippik
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