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How to limit File Explorer search to just filenames, not contents?


mfessler

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  • Newer Windows 11 laptop
  • Files have been indexed
On my old Win 10 machine, I could search name:[string], where [string] is the characters I want to appear somewhere in the filename.

When I try this search syntax now, I get "Working on it..." but nothing ever gets returned.

If I search for just [string], I get all the files that contain that string somewhere in the filename OR contents. Checking or unchecking 'File contents' under 'Search options' doesn't make any difference - I get the same number of hits. That seems wrong, or maybe the 'File contents' toggle is supposed to do something else?

How can I get a list of files that have a string appearing somewhere in the filename regardless of file contents?

TIA for any assistance.
 
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