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#Short Answer GoogleGoogle Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

Workarounds

#Workarounds SomeSome alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes

Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

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#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

Short Answer

Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

Workarounds

Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

References

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#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

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#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to search files in the Google Drive folder.

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to search files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

#Short Answer Google Drive UI title search doesn't search for word variants and doesn't include wildcards.

#Workarounds Some alternatives are:

  • do a search to display all the related files, then use the browser in-page search (Ctrl+F),
  • use Google Drive for PC/Mac to be able to use the OS file search features,
  • use a Google Apps Script / Google Drive API to list the files in a index file, then use an app with more search features, i.e. Google Sheets.

#Notes

  • If Google Drive search returned many results, you should scroll down before using the browser in-page search
  • There are threads in the Google Drive Help Forum about disabling the use of the index to make the file search work for files in the Google Drive folder.

#References

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