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In Google Drive, is there a way to search only the contents of files within a particular folder (instead of files within the entire drive, as is the default)?

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It doesn't look that way, no. You can filter by owner, date, sharing status; but not by folder. – Al Everett Feb 4 at 18:01
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Try the in:folder_name operator (e.g. in:folder_name search_term. Found here. – Alex Feb 4 at 18:02
@Alex yes, why not add that as an answer, it's what I would have suggested :) – OnenOnlyWalter Feb 4 at 18:05
@OnenOnlyWalter Because I haven’t tested it myself, I just took it from there, but if the OP confirms that it works, I will add it as an answer. – Alex Feb 4 at 18:15
@Alex Sorry, I just tried what you said, but apparently it doesn't work (no results even when I know the file is there). – Hydra Feb 5 at 11:00
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I don't think there is such a feature available in Google Drive yet, but you can do a workaround.

If you do not intend to search for files recursively, simply just open the folder you want to search in and use the browser function (Ctrl+F) to search the name of your desired file.

Of course using this method you can't search within the file itself for text matches.

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Yes, unfortunately I want to search content within files, not just filenames. I'm also looking to be able to recursively search within a folder (including subfolders). Thanks for the suggestion, though! – Jon Schneider Feb 11 at 21:42
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If you want to search for text inside the files, you could search your drive for the text, then use (Ctrl+F) to search for the folder name. A little messy, though, and again, not recursive!

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