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How to find files?
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<blockquote data-quote="DThompson55" data-source="post: 1747605" data-attributes="member: 384967"><p>Hi All - I've been on a Mac now for about 3 months. It's been pretty smooth going. But I still have trouble finding files. </p><p></p><p>For example, I have a photo of myself that I use on some message boards. It is simply named bw me.jpg, with an embedded space between the bw and the me. I would assume that I could open finder, click on my home folder, and enter bw me into the search bar, and ... well... no... it never finds it. So then I have to remember that it's in photos, or maybe it's still in downloads, or maybe I left it in documents... and a few minutes later I find it. So yes, obviously I should always remember to put the photo of myself in photos and to *browse* through all the files starting there. It seems like certain files... I just have to remember which folder they're in a browse for them, like this one.</p><p></p><p>So... is there something broken with search or am I using it wrong? Does it have something to do with embedded spaces in the file name? bw me.jpg is just the tip of the iceberg. I waste so much time looking for things on the mac... help?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DThompson55, post: 1747605, member: 384967"] Hi All - I've been on a Mac now for about 3 months. It's been pretty smooth going. But I still have trouble finding files. For example, I have a photo of myself that I use on some message boards. It is simply named bw me.jpg, with an embedded space between the bw and the me. I would assume that I could open finder, click on my home folder, and enter bw me into the search bar, and ... well... no... it never finds it. So then I have to remember that it's in photos, or maybe it's still in downloads, or maybe I left it in documents... and a few minutes later I find it. So yes, obviously I should always remember to put the photo of myself in photos and to *browse* through all the files starting there. It seems like certain files... I just have to remember which folder they're in a browse for them, like this one. So... is there something broken with search or am I using it wrong? Does it have something to do with embedded spaces in the file name? bw me.jpg is just the tip of the iceberg. I waste so much time looking for things on the mac... help? [/QUOTE]
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