By what parameters is it better to search for a file, how to make the search faster and more productive, even if you don't remember anything about the file? The success of the search for lost information depends on the solution of these issues.
Necessary
computer
Instructions
Step 1
Select Search from the Start menu. A window with the optimistic title Search Results will open. In the quick menu on the left side of the window, you can select the file type. This will immediately speed up the search for the desired file.
Step 2
Select the type of the lost file. Now you will be asked to remember the name of the file or to set additional parameters for the search. If you do not remember the name for sure, then do not write it in its entirety, just a couple of letters in a row in the name are enough to significantly narrow the search boundaries. At the same time, the wrong combination of letters will lead you towards unnecessary results.
Step 3
If you know exactly on which logical disk or storage medium your file was lost, then put down the search area. In addition, sometimes it is more convenient and faster to carry out the search procedure several times, selecting one logical drive at a time, especially if you follow the simple rule: do not store user files on the C drive.
Step 4
It is good to remember the time period when changes occurred with the file. Most often, the creation date of a file is delayed in human memory. Moreover, it is enough to indicate it very approximately (last month, last year, last week). Specify the time period for the creation of the file, if you remember it.
Step 5
Provide an approximate file size to filter out unnecessary results. It is advisable to do this when the name or part of the file name coincides with the names of the system libraries of the operating system and programs. Libraries, as a rule, are present in huge numbers, but at the same time they are very small in size, on the order of several kilobytes. So when looking for your file, you can set the size more than 1 MB to filter out system files and settings files.
Step 6
Take a look at the list of Advanced Options. There are ticked boxes opposite the types of folders in which you need to search. Sometimes you may need to put a check mark in front of the System and hidden folders item in this list. By default, these folders are excluded from the search area because they are assumed not to be seen by the user. However, in the properties of folders, you can enable the display of hidden folders and save files there without hindrance. So if you have this option enabled, you might not have noticed how you moved the file to a hidden folder.
