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I use Everything search from voidtools which is an awesome free tool.

However, there are certain folders and files which I don't find. And I don't know why that is.

Case 1: I don't find the Start Menu folder

The Start Menu folder does exist but Everything doesn't find it: enter image description here

I tried the following search strings:

Start Menu
"Start Menu"
Start Menu\
"Start Menu\"
folder:Start Menu

According to the documentation, one can search for folders with the backslash as in documents\. And it finds the documents folder.

Case 2: I don't find shortcut files

There is a file named Zoom.lnk: enter image description here

No search results here either:

enter image description here

Workaround

While writing this post, I noticed that I find everything when I just copy the Programs folder from inside the Start Menu and paste it somewhere else like, say, c:\temp\Programs. Then all the folder and shortcuts *.lnk files are found by Everything.

Version
  • Everything Version 1.4.1.1022 (x64)
  • Windows 10
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It seemed (and you've confirmed this in the comments) that you are excluding the folder you're trying to search.

To see what folders are excluded, go to Settings -> Indexes -> Exclude and see if there are any "exclude" checkboxes checked and/or a filter is being applied in the "Include only files" or the "Exclude files" textbox:

Screenshot of Everything Options screen, showing the exclude options

Saaru Lindestøkke
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