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Kodyon
Jan 31, 2026Iron Contributor
How to find old files in Windows 11 based solely on vague memory or project concepts?
Months after a project is completed, it often becomes difficult to retrieve the needed files due to forgetting the exact file name, precise keywords, or the final storage location. The search functio...
C_the_S
Feb 04, 2026Bronze Contributor
If you were to include the Project's name in the names of key files or in the folder name where it's associated documents are located then it should be rather easy to do a search for "Project X". I don't need to know it's over there in sub-sub-sub-sub folder, Search will do the heavy lifting and bring it out for me. Then I can go to the folder(s) in the results and retrieve my docs for that old Project.