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Jayenkai	Created : 14 May 2017 QFind Search for files on your drive
It's been annoying me, for quite a while, that File Explorer's F3 search is so utterly utterly shit.. Today I was going to sit and write something, but then remembered about the awesome power of MSDos! Instead of a giant useless tool, here's a really simple .bat file. echo off echo "-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=" echo "QFind" echo " FFS, Microsoft " echo "-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=" set /p Search="Search for... " %=% dir /B/S %Search% :: Note the search includes ** wildcards around it. You might prefer to tweak that. set /p End="Enter to End" %=% --v Save it to the folder in question, run it, tap in a search, and .. (hopefully!) bingo!! Why F3-search isn't anywhere NEAR as quick as that, is anyone's guess. Bloody Microsoft.. If you'd like to add/tweak anything, stick it in the comments, and I'll update this post with any important tweaks!

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