How to exclude specific folders when searching?

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eswul62
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How to exclude specific folders when searching?

Post by eswul62 »

I would like to exclude specific folders from the search results.

e.g.
search for : some textstring

folders to be excluded:
x:\doc
y:\other doc
z:\last folder

Any suggestions?

thanks
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void
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Re: How to exclude specific folders when searching?

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!x:\doc\ !"y:\other doc\" !"z:\last folder\" some textstring
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/searching/
eswul62
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Re: How to exclude specific folders when searching?

Post by eswul62 »

Thanks a lot!

I did look at https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/searching/
and noticed the ! parameter, but wasn't sure though.
e.g. grouping/not grouping
(also went on to try nopath:)

Ai!
just noticed the examples at the bottom, under examples... :oops:
(Limit the search to a single folder)

ahum.
WV-Mike
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Re: How to exclude specific folders when searching?

Post by WV-Mike »

void wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:52 am

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!x:\doc\ !"y:\other doc\" !"z:\last folder\" some textstring
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/searching/
I am having a similar problem.
I am trying to exclude files in the folder:
C:\Users\WV Mike\Desktop\Geology_tucson_area

And then search for all files which have the word "geology" in them.
This returns no results:
!C:\Users\WV Mike\Desktop\Geology_tucson_area geology

Thanks,
WV-Mike
NotNull
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Re: How to exclude specific folders when searching?

Post by NotNull »

WV-Mike wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:18 pm !C:\Users\WV Mike\Desktop\Geology_tucson_area geology
Try it with:

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!"C:\Users\WV Mike\Desktop\Geology_tucson_area"   geology
Paths and/or filenames that contain spaces should be enclosed in "" as a <space> character is otherwise seen as an AND statement.



EDIT: Replaced all http instances with https
WV-Mike
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Re: How to exclude specific folders when searching?

Post by WV-Mike »

NotNull wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:14 pm
WV-Mike wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:18 pm !C:\Users\WV Mike\Desktop\Geology_tucson_area geology
Try it with:

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!"C:\Users\WV Mike\Desktop\Geology_tucson_area"   geology
Paths and/or filenames that contain spaces should be enclosed in "" as a <space> character is otherwise seen as an AND statement.
EDIT: Replaced all http instances with https
Thanks!
WV-Mike
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