How To Locate A File On Your Computer

Finding Files On Your Computer

If you can’t remember where you saved a file on your computer, try using the ‘Find’ option.

  • Go Start
  • Select ‘Search’
  • Select ‘Files or Folders’
  • Enter the file name in the ‘Search For Files Or Folders Name’ box in the top left corner
  • Click ‘Search Now’

Your computer will scan through all your files and folders looking for that file. If it doesn’t find it (usually because you don’t have the right file name), you can try another search with a different filename.

Searching Tip:

You don’t need to know the extension of the file (such as pdf or exe). You don’t even need to know the full file name. If you are looking for a file that is named: computertips.pdf, you can simply do a search for ‘comp’ and all the files that have included the string ‘comp’ will show in the results.

Another Search Option:

You can also try looking for the file manually through Windows Explorer. All the files on your computer are stored in there. Right click on your Start button, choose ‘Explore’ and search through those files and folders. It may be tedious, but your file is in there somewhere (unless you deleted it) as all your files are kept here.

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