You can find a file or directory from the Find Files or Folders utility located in the Start menu. You can use wildcard characters in your search string. Wildcard characters take the place of one or more characters in your search string (the file or folder name you search for). You can search for a file using the following parameters:
name and location of the file or directory
the date modified
advanced features, such as the type of file, the text it contains, or the size of the file in kilobytes
To start Find Files or Folders
In Corel File Manager, click Tools, Find Files Or Folders.
To find a file using the name and location of the file
1. In the Find Files application window, click the Names & Location tab.
2. In the Named box, type the name (or part of the name and a wildcard character) of the file or folder you are searching for.
3. In the Look In box, type the name of the directory you want to search.
4. Click the Start Search button.
Notes
If you do not type a directory, the computer searches the /root directory and all its subdirectories.
To find a file using the date it was last modified
1. In the Find Files Application Window, click the Date Modified tab.
2. Enable the Find All Files Created Or Modified button.
3. Choose one of the following options:
Betweenlets you specify the date interval
During The Previous Monthlets you specify the number of previous months
During The Previous Dayslets you specify the number of previous days
To find a file using advanced features
1. Follow steps 1 to 3 from the "To find a file using the name and location of the file" procedure.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Choose a file type from the Of Type box.
4. In the Containing Text box, type a word or phrase contained in the file.
5. Type the approximate size of the file in the Size Is box.
6. Click the Start Search button.
Note
You must have the "*" typed in the Named box and a "/" in the Location box on the Name & Location tab.
If you do not want to approximate the size, do not type in a value in the Size Is box.
Tip
You can complete the information on all three tabs in the Find Files dialog box for a search. The more information you provide the narrower the search.
To start a new search
Click the New Search button.