Search for files/folders

[Ted]

I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files
with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find
the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).
That location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Adobe\Catalogs. The search does find other .psa files stored in other
locations and a copy of the same file on my external hard drive. To my
knowledge I do not have any options set to hide certain files or file types.

Why would this be?

Thanks.

 

[PD43]

I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files
with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find
the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).

If you know where it's stored, why are you searching for it???

 

[Wish I was diving]

Basically a good question, but sometimes you may save a file coincidently in
another location and if that happens and you want to find it you're in
trouble. Another thing that bugs me is that search just should work - which
often it doesn't. The solution for the search problem I had came from this
newsgroup in form of a hint to 'Agent Ransack'. Look for it on the internet,
download it - it's free and it's great!

 

[Bob I]

Well, not having them hidden AND actually having "search" look in system
folders are two different things. So, check you search settings too.

 

[BoB]

Basically a good question, but sometimes you may save a file coincidently in
another location and if that happens and you want to find it you're in
trouble. Another thing that bugs me is that search just should work - which
often it doesn't. The solution for the search problem I had came from this
newsgroup in form of a hint to 'Agent Ransack'. Look for it on the internet,
download it - it's free and it's great!

"PD43" wrote:

Ransack is available here:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/Page.aspx?page=download

BoB

 

[rod]

Indeed, Windows exlporer is a right pain.
In the main, I use ACDSee for all my shuffling of files,
when you right click a file, and move it, the destination file
remains highlighted (explorer does not) and any tremors
in the mouse in explorer, you can send your files to the wrong destination.

Yep a big tick for Agent ransack.