Ever lost a file on your PC and just can’t track it down? With the search tips in this article, you’ll be able to find specific files in Windows file explorer, even if you can’t remember the exact name or location.

The more information you know about the file you are looking for the better. You’ll be able to use search parameters like file size, created date, file type, and more by using the tips listed below.

For reference, before we begin, all of the tips listed in this article will be making use of the search function found at the top right of Windows file Explorer.

Hopefully by the time you’ve read all of the tips in this article, you’ll have found a solution to track down your files.

Also, check out my other post on searching Windows using third-party tools or via the command line. Also, in order for all the searches below to work faster, you should have search indexing enabled in Windows. ## Locating Images using Parameters

First let’s take a look at the options you have available for tracking down specific images. Below we have a number of tips exclusive for images on your PC.

If you know the dimensions of the image, you can type in** width: x, height: x. **Simply replace ‘x’ with the exact dimensions.

If you don’t know the exact dimensions, but you know it’s within a certain limit, you can instead use the following search parameters: * Width: >x for files over a specific width

• Width: x for files over a specific height
• Height: 1000, date: ‎