Operators:
space AND
| OR
! NOT
< > Grouping
" " Search for an exact phrase.
Wildcards:
* Matches zero or more characters.
? Matches one character.
Macros:
quot: Literal double quote (")
apos: Literal apostrophe (')
amp: Literal ampersand (&)
lt: Literal less than (<)
gt: Literal greater than (>)
#<n>: Literal unicode character <n> in decimal.
#x<n>: Literal unicode character <n> in hexadecimal.
audio: Search for audio files.
zip: Search for compressed files.
doc: Search for document files.
exe: Search for executable files.
pic: Search for picture files.
video: Search for video files.
Modifiers:
ascii: Enable fast ASCII case comparisons.
case: Match case.
diacritics: Match diacritical marks.
endwith: Filenames (including extension) ending with text.
file: Match files only.
folder: Match folders only.
path: Match path and file name.
regex: Enable regex.
startwith: Search for filenames starting with text.
utf8: Disable fast ASCII case comparisons.
wfn: Match the whole filename.
wholefilename: Match the whole filename.
wholeword: Match whole words only.
wildcards: Enable wildcards.
ww: Match whole words only.
Disable a modifier with the no prefix.
Functions:
album:<text> Search media for album metadata.
ansicontent:<text> Search ANSI file content for text.
artist:<text> Search media for artist metadata.
attrib:<attributes> Search for files and folders with the specified file attributes.
attribdupe: Find files and folders with the same attributes.
attributes:<attributes> Search for files and folders with the specified file attributes.
bitdepth:<bitdepth> Find images with the specified bits per pixel.
child:<filename> Search for folders that contain a child with a matching filename.
childcount:<count> Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders and files.
childfilecount:<count> Search for folders that contain the specified number of files.
childfoldercount:<n> Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders.
comment:<text> Search media for comment metadata.
content:<text> Search file content for text.
count:<max> Limit the number of results to max.
dateaccessed:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date accessed.
datecreated:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date created.
datemodified:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date modified.
daterun:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date run.
da:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date accessed.
dadupe: Find files and folders with the same date accessed.
dc:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date created.
dcdupe: Find files and folders with the same date created.
dimensions:<w>X<h> Find images with the specified width and height.
-censor-:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date modified.
dmdupe: Find files and folders with the same date modified.
dr:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified date run.
dupe: Search for duplicated filenames.
empty: Search for empty folders.
ext:<ext1;ext2;...> Search for files with a matching extension in the specified semicolon delimited extension list.
filelist:<fn1|fn2|...> Search for a list of file names in the specified pipe (|) delimited file list.
filelistfilename:<name> Search for files and folders belonging to the file list filename.
frn:<frn> Search for files and folders with the specified File Reference Number.
fsi:<index> Search for files and folders in the specified zero based internal file system index.
genre:<text> Search media for genre metadata.
height:<height> Find images with the specified height in pixels.
infolder:<path> Search for files and folders in the specified path, excluding subfolders.
len:<length> Search for files and folders that match the specified filename length.
namepartdupe: Search for files and folders with the same name part.
orientation:<type> Search for images with the specified orientation (landscape or portrait).
parent:<path> Search for files and folders in the specified path, excluding subfolders.
parents:<count> Search for files and folders with the specified number of parent folders.
rc:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified recently changed date.
recentchange:<date> Search for files and folders with the specified recently changed date.
root: Search for files and folders with no parent folders.
runcount:<count> Search for files and folders with the specified run count.
shell:<name> Search for a known shell folder name, including subfolders and files.
size:<size> Search for files with the specified size in bytes.
sizedupe: Search for duplicated sizes.
title:<text> Search media for title metadata.
track:<number> Find media files with the specified track number.
type:<type> Search for files and folders with the specified type.
utf16content:<text> Search UTF-16 file content for text.
utf16becontent:<text> Search UTF-16 Big Endian file content for text.
utf8content:<text> Search UTF-8 file content for text.
width:<width> Find images with the specified width in pixels.
Function Syntax:
function:value Equal to value.
function:<=value Less than or equal to value.
function:<value Less than value.
function:=value Equal to value.
function:>value Greater than value.
function:>=value Greater than or equal to value.
function:start..end Is in the range of values from start to end.
function:start-end Is in the range of values from start to end.
Size Syntax:
size[kb|mb|gb]
Size Constants:
empty
tiny 0 KB < size <= 10 KB
small 10 KB < size <= 100 KB
medium 100 KB < size <= 1 MB
large 1 MB < size <= 16 MB
huge 16 MB < size <= 128 MB
gigantic size > 128 MB
unknown
Date Syntax:
year
month/year or year/month depending on locale settings
day/month/year, month/day/year or year/month/day depending on locale settings
YYYY[-MM[-DD[Thh[:mm[:ss[.sss]]]]]]
YYYYMM[DD[Thh[mm[ss[.sss]]]]]
Date Constants:
today
yesterday
tomorrow
<last|past|prev|current|this|coming|next><year|month|week>
<last|past|prev|coming|next><x><years|months|weeks|days|hours|minutes|mins|seconds|secs>
january|february|march|april|may|june|july|august|september|october|november|december
jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec
sunday|monday|tuesday|wednesday|thursday|friday|saturday
sun|mon|tue|wed|thu|fri|sat
unknown
Attribute Constants:
A Archive
C Compressed
D Directory
E Encrypted
H Hidden
I Not content indexed
L Reparse point
N Normal
O Offline
P Sparse file
R Read only
S System
T Temporary
V Device