您知道您可以使用文件资源管理器在(File Explorer)Windows 10中搜索文件和文件夹吗？好吧，您可以，而且不仅如此：文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中内置的搜索(Search)功能甚至还附带了功能区上的搜索工具(Search Tools)，提供了令人惊讶的高级搜索功能和选项。阅读本教程以了解如何使用文件资源管理器在(File Explorer)Windows 10中进行搜索：
如何使用文件资源管理器中的搜索(File Explorer)
在Windows 10(Windows 10)中很容易找到您需要的内容。您可以从任务栏访问搜索栏，(Search bar from your taskbar)或尝试使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的搜索(Search)来查找所需内容。首先，打开文件资源管理器(open File Explorer)并导航到要搜索的文件夹。如果您想确定，右上角的搜索框会指示您正在搜索的文件夹。(Search)要开始搜索，请单击或点击它，或者，如果您更喜欢键盘快捷键，请按键盘上的Ctrl + F
如果您像我们一样发现搜索(Search)框太窄，可以轻松调整其大小。首先(First)，将光标移动到框的左边缘，直到它变成一个双向箭头。在向左或向右拖动的同时单击并按住，直到(Click-and-hold)搜索(Search)框达到您喜欢的大小。
一旦您开始在搜索(Search)框中键入查询，文件资源管理器(File Explorer)就会显示文件夹中的匹配项。单击(Click)或点击箭头或按Enter以查看所有匹配的搜索结果。
从显示的文件和文件夹列表中，双击或快速连续双击相应的结果以访问它。单击或点击一个项目将其选中，如果您需要同一文件夹中的更多文件，您可以“打开文件位置” 。("Open file location")
结果的数量显示在左下角。您还可以选择更多项目(select more items)并右键单击或按住以打开带有其他选项的上下文菜单。
当您执行搜索时，搜索(Search)选项卡在功能区上变为可用，提供对分组在不同部分中的多个搜索工具的访问。(Search Tools)
继续(Continue)阅读以了解有关这些选项的更多信息，并改进您在Windows 10中使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)进行搜索的方式。
如何更改文件资源管理器(File Explorer)搜索的位置(Location)
如果您没有找到您要查找的内容，或者您更愿意先插入查询然后决定搜索的位置，“位置(Location)”部分可以提供帮助。
您可以使用本节中的任何按钮来更改要搜索的位置：
- 这台电脑(This PC)- 将您的搜索位置扩展到整台电脑。
- 当前文件夹(Current folder)- 将您的搜索位置限制为仅当前文件夹，不包括其子文件夹。
- 所有子文件夹(All subfolders)- 搜索的默认选项；查找当前文件夹中的所有位置，包括其所有子文件夹。
- 再次搜索(Search again in)- 如下所示，打开一个下拉菜单，其中包含您可以搜索的更多位置，这些位置在每个设备上都不同；单击或点击Internet，您的默认浏览器会打开一个新窗口，在其中使用您的默认搜索引擎搜索您的查询。
如何优化文件资源管理器(File Explorer)搜索
如果您像我们一样获得许多结果，您可以从“搜索”选项卡的“(Search)优化(Refine)”部分缩小范围。
单击或点击修改日期(Date modified)以显示包含可用时间范围的下拉菜单，从今天(Today)到去年(Last year)。
使用Kind按钮打开一个下拉菜单，您可以在其中指定要查找的项目的类型，例如Document或Folder。
如果您知道该项目在您的硬盘驱动器上占用了多少空间，则“大小(Size)”按钮可帮助您缩小结果范围。单击(Click)或点击下拉菜单中的任何值以选择要搜索的尺寸范围。
其他属性(Other properties)菜单列出了其他常用的搜索条件，但过程不同。首先(First)，按下下拉菜单中可用的过滤选项。
该过滤器被插入到搜索(Search)字段中。例如，我们选择了Type，文本“ type: ”出现在Search框中。然后，您必须编写自己要搜索的文件类型——在我们的例子中是txt。如下所示，搜索结果仅包含 txt 文件。
Windows 10中有更多标准可供您用于搜索设备上的文件和文件夹，但您必须自己输入。
要了解可用于过滤搜索结果的条件，请阅读如何在 Windows 10 的文件资源管理器中对文件和文件夹进行排序、分组和过滤(How to sort, group, and filter files & folders in Windows 10's File Explorer)。
(Advanced)Windows 10的文件资源管理器中的(File Explorer)高级搜索选项
如果您单击或点击高级选项(Advanced options)，下拉菜单有四个条目。按顶部的“更改索引位置("Change indexed locations)”。如果您的内容被索引，您的搜索会更快地返回结果。我们有关配置 Windows 10 搜索(configuring the Windows 10 Search)的教程提供了有关索引选项(Indexing Options)的更多详细信息。
您还可以单击或点击下拉菜单的“在非索引位置”("In non-indexed locations")部分中的任何选项以选中或取消选中它们。有三个选项可用：
- 文件内容(File contents)- 在您的搜索中包括非索引文件的内容。
- 系统文件(System files)- 默认选中；您的搜索包括非索引系统文件的名称。
- 压缩（压缩）文件夹(Zipped (compressed) folders)-在您的搜索中包含zip 文件。(zip files)
要在将来使用搜索条件，您可以保存搜索(Save search)。使用按钮将应用的所有过滤器保存为您选择的名称和位置下的文件。
如何在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中清除搜索历史
即使您不保存搜索，文件资源管理器也会在您单击或点击“(File Explorer)搜索(Search)”框内时立即显示您最近的搜索历史记录。将光标悬停在任何显示的条目上，以在每个条目旁边显示一个X。按要从历史记录中删除的搜索旁边的X。
您还可以使用“搜索”选项卡中的“最近(Search)搜索(Recent searches)”按钮打开下拉菜单，然后选择要再次运行的搜索。在“最近搜索(Recent searches)”下拉菜单的底部，您还可以找到“清除搜索历史("Clear search history)”选项。单击(Click)或点击它，您以前的搜索将不再显示。
如果搜索历史记录仍未清除或您已完成搜索，请使用关闭搜索(Close search)。这会导致“搜索”(Search)选项卡消失，并且不再显示搜索结果。
注意：(NOTE:)有时，您可能还必须关闭文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口才能清除搜索历史记录。
您更喜欢如何在Windows 10中进行搜索？
我们中的一些人倾向于将所有文件储存在我们的计算机上，以防我们以后需要它们。问题是在那个时候找到他们。这就是为什么我们必须发展出色的搜索技能，在任务栏或文件资源管理器中(File Explorer)搜索项目(searching for items)，这取决于我们要查找的内容。那你呢？您喜欢如何在Windows 10中进行搜索？让我们在评论中知道。
How to search in Windows 10 with File Explorer
Did you know you can υse File Explorer to search for files and folders in Windows 10? Well, you can, and there's more to it than that: the Search built into File Explorer even comes with its Search Tools on the ribbon, providing surprisingly advanced search features and options. Read this tutorial to learn how to search in Windows 10 using File Explorer:
How to use the Search in File Explorer
It's easy to find what you need in Windows 10. You can access the Search bar from your taskbar or try to find what you need using the Search in File Explorer. To begin, open File Explorer and navigate to the folder you want to search. If you want to make sure, the Search box on the top right indicates which folder you are searching. To start a search, click or tap on it or, if you prefer keyboard shortcuts, press Ctrl + F on your keyboard.
You can easily resize the Search box if you, like us, find it too narrow. First, move your cursor to the box's left edge until it turns into a two-headed arrow. Click-and-hold while dragging to the left or right until the Search box is the size you prefer.
As soon as you start typing your query inside the Search box, File Explorer displays matches from the folder. Click or tap on the arrow or press Enter to see all the matching search results.
From the list of files and folders displayed, double-click or double-tap in quick succession on the appropriate result to access it. Clicking or tapping on an item selects it, and you can "Open file location" - if you need more files from the same folder.
The number of results is shown in the bottom-left corner. You can also select more items and right-click or press-and-hold to open a contextual menu with additional options.
When you perform a search, the Search tab becomes available on the ribbon, providing access to several Search Tools grouped in different sections.
Continue reading to learn more about these options and improve the way you search in Windows 10 using File Explorer.
How to change the Location of your File Explorer search
If you didn't find what you were looking for, or if you prefer to first insert your query and then decide on the location of your search, the Location section can help.
You can use any of the buttons in this section to change the location you want to search in:
- This PC - expands your search location to the entire computer.
- Current folder - limits the location of your search to just the current folder, excluding its subfolders.
- All subfolders - the default option for searching; looks everywhere in the current folder, including all its subfolders.
- Search again in - as seen below, opens a dropdown menu with more locations you can search, which are different on every device; click or tap on Internet, and your default browser opens a new window, where it searches for your query using your default search engine.
How to Refine your File Explorer search
If you get many results, as we did, you can narrow them down from the Refine section of the Search tab.
Click or tap on Date modified to reveal a dropdown menu with the available timeframes, from Today to Last year.
Use the Kind button to open a dropdown menu, where you can specify the type of item you're looking for, such as Document or Folder.
The Size button helps you narrow down the results if you know approximately how much space the item is taking on your hard drive. Click or tap on any of the values in the dropdown menu to select a size range to search by.
The Other properties menu lists other common criteria to search by, but the process is different. First, press on a filtering option available in the dropdown menu.
That filter is inserted in the Search field. For instance, we selected Type, and the text "type:" appeared in the Search box. You then have to write the type of file you are searching for yourself - in our case, txt. As you can see below, the search results only include txt files.
There are more criteria available in Windows 10 that you can use to search the files and folders on a device, but you have to type them yourself.
To get an idea about the criteria you can use to filter search results, read How to sort, group, and filter files & folders in Windows 10's File Explorer.
Advanced search options in Windows 10's File Explorer
If you click or tap on Advanced options, the dropdown menu has four entries. Press the one on top to "Change indexed locations." If your content is indexed, your search returns results faster. Our tutorial about configuring the Windows 10 Search provides more details about Indexing Options.
You can also click or tap on any of the options in the "In non-indexed locations" section of the dropdown menu to check or uncheck them. There are three options available:
- File contents - includes the contents of non-indexed files in your searches.
- System files - checked by default; your searches include the names of non-indexed system files.
- Zipped (compressed) folders - includes zip files in your searches.
To use the criteria of a search in the future, you can Save search. Use the button to save all the filters applied as a file under the name and location of your choice.
How to clear your search history in File Explorer
Even if you don't save your search, File Explorer displays your recent search history as soon as you click or tap inside the Search box. Hover your cursor over any of the shown entries to reveal an X next to each of them. Press X next to the search you want to remove from your history.
You can also use the Recent searches button from the Search tab to open a dropdown menu, and then select the search you want to run again. At the bottom of the Recent searches dropdown menu, you can also find the option to "Clear search history." Click or tap on it, and your previous searches should no longer be displayed.
If the search history is still not cleared or if you are done searching, use Close search. This causes the Search tab to disappear, and the search results are no longer displayed.
NOTE: At times, you might also have to close the File Explorer window to clear your search history.
How do you prefer to search in Windows 10?
Some of us have a tendency to hoard all the files on our computers, in case we might need them later. The problem is finding them when that time comes. That is why we had to develop excellent searching skills, searching for items in the taskbar or with File Explorer, depending on what we're looking for. What about you? How do you like to search in Windows 10? Let us know in the comments.
