How can I find filenames containing spaces?

[Guest]

My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can I
search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
filenames)

 

[Jon]

Put the search expression in quotes

eg
"I contain spaces"

Jon

 

[Jon]

Ignore that post

Jon

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can I
search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
filenames)

Hi,

My suggestion:

Do your search with Agent Ransack (free)

Download it from here:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

Then, in the File name field, just fill in a space to search for files
with spaces in the file name.


Alternatively, in a command prompt, the following command will find
all files with spaces in the file name (will cover all files in the
C: drive). The output will be redirected to the text file C:\Files.txt

dir c:\"* *" /S /A-D /B >C:\Files.txt

 

[Guest]

I am not looking for the word "spaces", I am looking for filenames containing
a space character (whitespace), as in the thing you put between words when
you are typing.

 

[Jon]

start > run > cmd

dir *" "*.* /s

Jon

 

[Guest]

Thanks! That worked great.

start > run > cmd

dir *" "*.* /s

Jon