
Win Explorer Advanced File Search Filter Builder
Select filters; ext, content, author, title, image metadata, path, date, size, file types
Basic Rules
| Operator | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|
| NOT | social NOT security | Finds items that contain social, but not security. |
| Space = AND | social security | Finds items that contain social and security. A space in the query is equivalent to an AND! For example, ext:jpg ext:png is an impossible combination! A file extension cannot be both ext:jpg AND ext:png. |
| OR | social OR security | Finds items that contain social or security. |
| Quotation marks | "social security" | Finds items that contain the exact phrase social security. |
📎 File Extension & Content
Manual: ext:jpg OR ext:png | Tags add cumulatively
png
jpg
pdf
docx
xlsx
txt
mp4
zip
Click tags to add OR combine
The proper way to search inside file contents for the exact phrase!
✍️ Author & Title Metadata
For multiple authors, author:"Name 1" OR author:"Name 2", edit manually
For multiple titles, title:"Name 1" OR title:"Name 2", edit manually
🖼️ Image Metadata
For multiple models, model:"Name 1" OR model:"Name 2", edit manually
Pick a date → checkbox auto-enables
📁 Path & Exclude Folder
💡 Type a path → checkbox enables automatically
📅 Date Modified & Size
💡 Pick a start date → end date auto-fills
Type min or max value → size filter auto-enables | Supports KB, MB, GB
📋 🔍 Copy'n paste query into Windows Explorer