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Search for files

You can search for files based on their name or file type directly within the file manager. You can even save common searches, and they will appear as special folders in your home folder.

Search

• Open the Files application from the Activities overview.
• If you know the files you want are under a particular folder, go to that folder.
• Click the magnifying glass in the toolbar, or press ctrl + F .
• pe a word or words that you know appear in the file name. For example, if you name all your invoices with the word "Invoice", type invoice. Press enter

Words are matched regardless of case.

• You can narrow your results by location and file type.
• Click Home to restrict the search results to your Home folder, or All Files to search everywhere
• Click + and and pick a File Type from the drop-down list to narrow the search results based on file type. Click the * button to remove this option and widen the search results.
• You can open, copy, delete, or otherwise work with your files from the search results, just as you would from any folder in the <
  >file manager.
• Click the magnifying glass in the toolbar again to exit the search and return to the folder.