File Explorer search Current folder option doesn't work

Anonymous
2020-04-21T13:54:00+00:00

Good morning,

I am having a problem with my Windows 10 file explorer searches.  When I search for an item, it brings back results in for the current folder and all subfolders as it should.  When I click on "Current folder" in the search tools, however, it does nothing.  I still see all results from all subfolders.  

I believe this problem started after installing NVIDIA GeForce Experience and the latest NVIDIA driver.  I tried to do a system restore, but it seems I dont have any restore points.  That is another problem I will have to fix.  

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-29T10:31:55+00:00

    Thanks for this info but  none of the advanced search options on the search tools menu work any more.

    eg. Being able to set a actual date or date range or search for a word in a file name only and not the entire file contents.

    It's a complete mess, why did they mess it up? Win XP & Win 7 had better search mechanisms.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-29T23:14:06+00:00

    So I tested it with date ranges (not a feature I have used often) and the command still works when typed into the search field, its just the context UI that's supposed to help you fill them in thats busted.  "datemodified:x/xx/xxxx..y/yy/yyyy" being that string, I have no idea what the one for inside a file is.  I agree, I really don't see why there is not a solution to this UI bug.  I don't think its broken by a windows update since it seems to happen at various times, but apparently something is breaking it in a LOT of computers.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-04T19:12:46+00:00

    I'm having the same problem. What is the solution?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-05T08:44:52+00:00

    Check the answer from MatthewSibley , He found a workaround where you have to click on the blue arrow before you switch to current folder. It is a windows error. But this is how i do it now.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-01-02T09:48:07+00:00

    Hmm... From what I can tell, when you search for an item, it shows results from all subfolders as usual. But, if you click on the arrow next to the search box after searching for an item, and then click on "current folder", the results from the current folder are shown.

    Not sure if this is an intentional bug or something I discovered recently, but I hope this problem gets fixed.

    Matthew,

    Thank you! Your work around works. This glitch has been driving me nuts for the last 12 months.

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