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Why does Windows Explorer search sometimes miss some files?

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Mar 15, 20261159 views
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In my downloads folder I have a file called . If I go to that folder in Vista Windows Explorer, and then type or or anything like that in the search box, it doesn't find that file. Why?

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PB_2.22_b006.zip

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File searching in Vista and (and probably Windows 7 though I'm not sure) works differently to that in XP and older versions. I'm not sure about the reality, but several pages I found via Google a few months ago imply that Vista searches for known wo…

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