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Search several extentions at once

Published in Windows XP Miscellaneous Tweaks by TweakXP Member with 2,875 views and 1 comment
You need to search for files with let say 2 extentions? Easy, just put this in the search string:

*.bin;*.cue

It will search for 2 types of files.
You can add more by separating by ";" sign.
 
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somewebfellow
One year ago
Yes, a semicolon (;) will OR the search terms (find 'this' OR 'that' OR 'those'). To AND the search terms (find 'this' AND 'that' AND 'those'), use a space character ( ). Unfortunately, 1 of the major drawbacks of the Windows Search Companion tool is that there is no way to do a NOT search (find terms containing 'this' but which do NOT contain 'that'). I find a need to do such a search sometimes but have to settle instead for a larger than desired result set.

PS. I believe a NOT search is supported by the Indexing Service Query Form (ciadv.msc) but this method is not nearly as user-friendly or convenient.
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