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Any way to search your own drive by metadata?
Uncle Pete:
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--- Quote ---But if Windows does this and yes I have indexing on and I don't want to go through some project? How do I search metadata based on my already indexed hard drives?
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open a folder eg /this pc/pictures and enter search term in upper right
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This is the correct and excellent answer.
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Does that search metadata? Mine doesn't, or I'm doing something wring. Like not actually having the drive indexed! :-[
I'm using File Explorer, right?
When I click on tags: add a word, nope, doesn't find in description or keywords.
So lets assume I'm the problem. (which I support) How do I set indexing on if I haven't?
cascoly:
yes it searches metadata when indexing on - try leaving off 'tags' &* just search the word you want
Uncle Pete:
--- Quote from: cascoly on October 07, 2019, 11:41 ---yes it searches metadata when indexing on - try leaving off 'tags' &* just search the word you want
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Finding nothing, I must not have indexing enabled. Thanks
Fatmanphoto:
Many thanks for your replies, especially philopenshaw.
I indexed the drive I store my port on, and then realised to search, you then need to put in the search box tag:<keyword> for example tag:railway.
This is going to save me a lot of time in the future.
Uncle Pete:
--- Quote from: Fatmanphoto on October 13, 2019, 13:59 ---Many thanks for your replies, especially philopenshaw.
I indexed the drive I store my port on, and then realised to search, you then need to put in the search box tag:<keyword> for example tag:railway.
This is going to save me a lot of time in the future.
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Yeah, it works tag:keyword
I also had to go into settings and add the drives to include, so just added the 8T external which will make finding things, maybe, easier. I have way too many files named IMG_#### that have been bulk keworded, for the events or the shoot, before I selected the best of them to edit.
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