Search Problems

[Grace]

When I use the search capability to find EXCEL or WORD files, say *.xls
files created in the last week, it usually returns three identical listings
(sometimes even four) for each filename. Why is this happening and how do I
fix it?

Thanks,
Grace

 

[PA20Pilot]

Hi Grace,

It may be that nothing is actually wrong, it depends on where the
"files" are located. One may be really just a notation that you've
recently opened a file with that name, "recently used documents"
listings, another may be an auto save built with whatever program you're
using. It might be of help if you could post the path to where the files
are on your drive.
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[Grace]

All copies are in the same sub-folder and it is just a normal file folder
that I created within My Documents. I note that, in many cases, one of the
three copies will have a name that starts in lower case, whereas the other
two start in upper case, though I assure you I did not make such a
differentiation when I saved the files.

Another thing I notice is that, when searching, it does not find the 3
copies in a row. In fact, it looks like, when I hit search, it searches 3
times! It is not just new documents, this happens for all the old ones two.

G

 

[Grace]

It isn't just happening with new files, it seems to be all files. All
copies are all listed as being in the same folder as each other, which is
just a folder I create, not some weird folder.

I notice that, in the name of some of the copies, they start with lower case
letters, and are otherwise totally identical.

Thanks
Grace