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How to find any file on Windows

David Nield
16 April 2024
9 min
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As the capacity of the drives used by our PCs has increased, finding files has gotten harder.

Summary

  1. A lot of files are now stored in the cloud, but many still get stored locally.
  2. Windows only indexes files in four areas: Documents, Pictures, Music, and Desktop folders.
  3. For more advanced searches, Windows offers File Explorer as an alternative.
READ: How to find any file on Windows

References

  • Media Check: The Verge - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY) 
  • Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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