# 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 (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>F</kbd>), - 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 - [Search your files - Drive Help](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2375114?hl=en) - [windows search "don't use the index" - Google Drive Help Forum](https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/drive/windows$20search$20%22don$27t$20use$20the$20index%22) - [Google Apps Script to search Google Drive - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19722229/google-apps-script-to-search-google-drive)