File search is too loose

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&nbsp;I am searching for a file named "dot.exe" and windows is showing a bunch of results as if I had typed "*dot*exe".&nbsp; &nbsp;Heck, in one of them the "exe" is appearing before the "dot".&nbsp; &nbsp;How do I get it to search for what I asked for and not show me a bunch of irrelevant matches that I have to wade through?&nbsp;&nbsp;

kansai · Answer

こんにちは日本人です例えば、$&lt;"*dot.exe"のように入力することです。$&lt;については、日本語のページですが、以下に解説があります。https://potisan-programming-memo.hatenablog.jp/entry/2024/08/28/225831?utm_source=copilot.comまたは、マイクロソフトの公式ページhttps://learn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windows/win32/search/-search-3x-advancedquerysyntaxcopilotに質問すれば、あなたに最適な回答をくれるかもしれません読んでくれてありがとう

mousefluff · Answer

I would use the command prompt in this instance. It's much faster.DIR /B /S "C:\dot.exe"

cyrusgravity · Answer

In the search box in File Explorer, type “dot.exe” (enclose it in quotation marks) to perform an exact match search.

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File search is too loose

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