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daniellouwrens

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Hi

I have Vista Ultimate.

I need to find about 60 files on my PC, the file names are listed on a word
document, and the actual files are stored in many different folders on my
PC.

I need to consolidate the files into one folder.

Is there some way I can do a bulk search using "search" where I load the
file names and Vista finds them and shows where they are located.

please advise

regards

Daniel
 

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I'm pretty sure that you would have to input each file name manually and then Cut/Paste to the destination folder. The search function doesn't support searching for multiple different files at the same time.
 

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Freelancer852 said:
I'm pretty sure that you would have to input each file name manually and then Cut/Paste to the destination folder. The search function doesn't support searching for multiple different files at the same time.
Click to expand...

After doing a great deal of research and trial and error I found that I can do bulk search.

If I type the following in the search box
John.* OR Matthew.* OR Brian* OR Greg.*
I find any file that contains John, Matthew, Brian or Greg in the file name and it shows the folder it is in, I can select and copy all into another folder as I require.

regards
Daniel
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Medion Media PC...It's brilliant
daniellouwrens said:
Freelancer852 said:
I'm pretty sure that you would have to input each file name manually and then Cut/Paste to the destination folder. The search function doesn't support searching for multiple different files at the same time.
Click to expand...

After doing a great deal of research and trial and error I found that I can do bulk search.

If I type the following in the search box
John.* OR Matthew.* OR Brian* OR Greg.*
I find any file that contains John, Matthew, Brian or Greg in the file name and it shows the folder it is in, I can select and copy all into another folder as I require.

regards
Daniel
Click to expand...
You still can't search for multiple different files at the same time using that meathod... All you're doing is including a wildcard for the filetype, you aren't searching for multiple files all at once like the OP requires.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acropolis
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-6800k @ 4.0 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS X99-M WS
    Memory
    32GB Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2x 256GB Samsung 850 Pro (RAID 0)
    1x 500GB Samsung 850 Evo
    2x Western Digital RED 4TB (RAID 1)
    50TB File Server (Multiple RAID 6)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i
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    Corsair Air 240
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow X Chroma
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
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    250Mbps Down | 15 Mbps Up
Freelancer852 said:
daniellouwrens said:
Freelancer852 said:
I'm pretty sure that you would have to input each file name manually and then Cut/Paste to the destination folder. The search function doesn't support searching for multiple different files at the same time.
Click to expand...

After doing a great deal of research and trial and error I found that I can do bulk search.

If I type the following in the search box
John.* OR Matthew.* OR Brian* OR Greg.*
I find any file that contains John, Matthew, Brian or Greg in the file name and it shows the folder it is in, I can select and copy all into another folder as I require.

regards
Daniel
Click to expand...
You still can't search for multiple different files at the same time using that meathod... All you're doing is including a wildcard for the filetype, you aren't searching for multiple files all at once like the OP requires.
Click to expand...

Not true, I am the OP and I do this daily

cheers
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Medion Media PC...It's brilliant
daniellouwrens said:
Hi

I have Vista Ultimate.

I need to find about 60 files on my PC, the file names are listed on a word
document, and the actual files are stored in many different folders on my
PC.

I need to consolidate the files into one folder.

Is there some way I can do a bulk search using "search" where I load the
file names and Vista finds them and shows where they are located.

please advise

regards

Daniel
Click to expand...

Daniel, in addition to what you've already discovered, you may want to have a look at the tutorial I created specifically for these forums. It details just about all you need to know about how to use Windows Search to it maximum potential:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/158288-advanced-searches.html?ltr=A
 

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