OS 10.4 - file search

sgravel · sgravel #1 (**permalink**)

07-07-2008, 01:22 PM

File search is not finding files that are there. Comes up with 0 files but when you manually look for the file, it is there.

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #2 (**permalink**)

07-07-2008, 01:58 PM

Ok, so even if you type in something generic like .jpg nothing at all comes up?

louishen · louishen #3 (**permalink**)

07-07-2008, 02:13 PM

Is this spotlight or the finder search using  F

are the files in your User folder or somewhere more convoluted

sgravel · sgravel #4 (**permalink**)

07-07-2008, 02:43 PM

It's using apple F and the files are on our server and the files are numbers
ie: 585701

sgravel · sgravel #5 (**permalink**)

07-07-2008, 02:49 PM

Some things do come up like .jpg. Connected to 3 servers but can only search on 2 (local) servers.

louishen · louishen #6 (**permalink**)

07-07-2008, 03:19 PM

are they windows servers or OS X server

sgravel · sgravel #7 (**permalink**)

07-08-2008, 07:03 AM

Pretty certain they are Windows servers but not positive.

louishen · louishen #8 (**permalink**)

07-08-2008, 07:13 AM

On some servers, especially OS X server for some reason I get no results at all from a search

If I know the file might be in a certain folder I can add that to the custom search (called others) and that lets me search the mounted volume

sgravel · sgravel #9 (**permalink**)

07-08-2008, 07:24 AM

Thanks for all the help. I'll have the artist try that.

cwa107 · cwa107 #10 (**permalink**)

07-08-2008, 08:33 AM

Hitting the Command key and pressing F, still invokes Spotlight. Spotlight is not a typical search utility in that it doesn't actually dredge an entire disk file-by-file. Instead, it builds and maintains an index of select locations on a disk that it can easily search by. So, sometimes, particularly if it's a hidden or system file, you won't be able to find it with Spotlight.

In these cases, I use EasyFind, which WILL do a full sweep of the disk.

cwa107 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	07-08-2008, 08:33 AM Hitting the Command key and pressing F, still invokes Spotlight. Spotlight is not a typical search utility in that it doesn't actually dredge an entire disk file-by-file. Instead, it builds and maintains an index of select locations on a disk that it can easily search by. So, sometimes, particularly if it's a hidden or system file, you won't be able to find it with Spotlight. In these cases, I use EasyFind, which WILL do a full sweep of the disk. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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sgravel #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 5	07-07-2008, 01:22 PM File search is not finding files that are there. Comes up with 0 files but when you manually look for the file, it is there.
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skaheadpunk #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 1,760 Mac Specs: MacBook, iPod Classic, 8GB 3G iPhone, Time Capsule	07-07-2008, 01:58 PM Ok, so even if you type in something generic like .jpg nothing at all comes up?
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sgravel #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 5	07-07-2008, 02:43 PM It's using apple F and the files are on our server and the files are numbers ie: 585701
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sgravel #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 5	07-07-2008, 02:49 PM Some things do come up like .jpg. Connected to 3 servers but can only search on 2 (local) servers.
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louishen #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	07-07-2008, 03:19 PM are they windows servers or OS X server
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sgravel #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 5	07-08-2008, 07:03 AM Pretty certain they are Windows servers but not positive.
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louishen #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	07-08-2008, 07:13 AM On some servers, especially OS X server for some reason I get no results at all from a search If I know the file might be in a certain folder I can add that to the custom search (called others) and that lets me search the mounted volume
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sgravel #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 5	07-08-2008, 07:24 AM Thanks for all the help. I'll have the artist try that.
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