I am uncertain how to construct a boolean search where one of the terms is a file extension. Specifically, an Endnote bibliographic library is stored as a file with extension .enl. I want to ask Spotlight to show me all files on my computer that have the extension .enl and that are located in a folder with U54 in the folder name.
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May I suggest that you use Cmd-F from Finder instead? From my experience, it does a better job than Spotlight. It is also more 'tolerant' of using punctuation like the . preceding the file extension.
Alternatively, simply type the enl without the . You're likely to get an awful lot of results, eg. words which contain those three letters, but it should reveal the file(s) you're seeking, including anything within the U54 ƒ.
Alternatively, simply type the enl without the . You're likely to get an awful lot of results, eg. words which contain those three letters, but it should reveal the file(s) you're seeking, including anything within the U54 ƒ.
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