Re: Right click the C: drive in Windows Explorer, do search, doesn't find file
- From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:07:23 -0400
David wrote:
> First, what does work. When I right click the "Windows"
> directory in Windows Explorer and select "search" and do a
> search for "Hosts", the search finds the "Hosts" file in the
> "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc" directory. All well and
> good because that's what I want and expect.
>
> However, when I right click on the C: drive itself in
> Windows Explorer and select "search" and do a search for
> "Hosts", the search fails to find the Hosts file in the
> "...\drivers\etc." directory. It does find hosts files
> elsewhere. For example it finds "Hosts.txt" and "Hosts"
> files that I placed on my desktop.
>
> When I right click a drive in Windows Explorer and select
> "search", I damn well want to search the entire drive.
> Unfortunately, Windows has apparently defaulted to some kind
> of limited search. How do I force Windows search the entire
> drive?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
In the left hand column of Search, click on "More Advanced
Options".
Make sure there's a check mark next to "Search System Folders".
The only way I could duplicate your results was to uncheck that
option.
Note: It looks like you've already enabled "Search subfolders".
You might also want to make sure "Search hidden files and
folders" is enabled.
Nepatsfan
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