You can search for all files and folder prevailing in your Windows drives using the Search bar. In Windows 10, you can search for anything given its modification time, last viewed, type of the file or any other advanced option. There are also few other ways to Search files and folders in Windows 10 besides the given Search option. You may want to install a third-party app for this purpose or use the command prompt.
In this article, I will mention step by step commands to search files and folders in your personal computer using the command prompt.
Search Files & Folders using Command Prompt in Windows 10
By default, Command Prompt performs actions in Windows C: Drive. You may want to search for files and folders from some other location, for this purpose you will have to change the drive by using the command that is mentioned later in the guide.
- Open Command Prompt by typing cmd in the Search Bar on the Taskbar
- Now go to the drive that you believe contains the folder you’re searching for by giving the command
D:
- To move to another folder in this drive, use the command given below:
Cd “D:\AskCaty”
Now in order to search file by category/type use the different commands given below:
Search for a file by name:
dir *file_name*.* /s
Search for file with an unknown name:
dir /s/b /A:D “D:*partial-name-of-folder*”
Search for folder:
dir “Name of folder to search” /AD /b /s
Search file by its type:
dir /b/s *.file_extension
Related: HOW TO OPEN FILES AND FOLDERS IN COMMAND PROMPT