To find this missing file first, select the 'Start' button (bottom left hand corner of your screen) then select from the Start menu list that opens, 'Find' then 'Files or Folder'.
When the 'Find: All Files' dialog box opens you are ready to find that missing file. If you did a simple search for all '.doc files' (being the Microsoft Word file suffix) you may bring up hundreds of Microsoft Word files. To help you narrow your search, if you can remember part of the file name eg; 'jim', when the full name maybe 'Jim Burns quote 2.5.02.doc' you will get fewer results.
To make a partial word search type in the 'Named' field the word followed by an *, this is above the number 8, press 'shift key + 8' to replace missing word/s or letter/s eg; 'jim*.doc', then you will have fewer results. You can use * before or after the partial word/s or letter/s.
By default your hard drive will be selected in the 'Look in' field. To start your search press the 'Find Now' button and the results will be listed below.
To make your search quicker if you save all your files inside your 'My Documents' folder select it in the 'Look in' field when you open the 'Find: All Files' dialog box. By selecting the 'My Documents' folder your computer only searches it instead of your whole hard drive.
When the 'Find: All Files' dialog box opens you are ready to find that missing file. If you did a simple search for all '.doc files' (being the Microsoft Word file suffix) you may bring up hundreds of Microsoft Word files. To help you narrow your search, if you can remember part of the file name eg; 'jim', when the full name maybe 'Jim Burns quote 2.5.02.doc' you will get fewer results.
To make a partial word search type in the 'Named' field the word followed by an *, this is above the number 8, press 'shift key + 8' to replace missing word/s or letter/s eg; 'jim*.doc', then you will have fewer results. You can use * before or after the partial word/s or letter/s.
By default your hard drive will be selected in the 'Look in' field. To start your search press the 'Find Now' button and the results will be listed below.
To make your search quicker if you save all your files inside your 'My Documents' folder select it in the 'Look in' field when you open the 'Find: All Files' dialog box. By selecting the 'My Documents' folder your computer only searches it instead of your whole hard drive.
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