How not to display folders in search results

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RBRAGUE
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How not to display folders in search results

Post by RBRAGUE »

Is there a quick/easy way to prevent folders from showing up in the search results? Appreciate any and all help !

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NotNull
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Re: HOW NOT TO DISPLAY FOLDERS IN THE RESULTS

Post by NotNull »

Could you please change your subject to make it less LOUD ?
RBRAGUE
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Re: HOW NOT TO DISPLAY FOLDERS IN THE RESULTS

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Sorry will do right now
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Re: How not to display folders in search results

Post by NotNull »

Thanks!!

To answer your question: Everything uses the exclamation mark (!) to exclude a folder (! stands for NOT). For example:

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ext:mp3  !C:\windows   !"C:\Program Files"
(the "" are needed when your path contains spaces)

More on the search syntax can be found here
joejoe
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Re: How not to display folders in search results

Post by joejoe »

Just to add for anyone who did a search and found this thread doesn't answer their query: If you want to exclude the folders themselves from cluttering the search result, but not to exclude the folder contents, then type: !folder:
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