Searching Specific Folders

    The folder list can be used to specify individual folders that should and/or should not be included in a search. To add folders to the list, click the '+' button, or drag them into the list from the finder. Remove folders by selecting the folders to remove and pressing the Delete (Backspace) key.

Specifying How a Folder is Used

    Once a folder is in the list, its role in the search is determined by the state of the checkbox to the left of its icon. The various states of the checkbox mean:
    No special consideration given to this folder during the search.
    Search inside this folder and any folders inside this folder.
    Do not search this folder or in any folders inside this folder.

Setting the Search Option

    To set the state of the checkbox, do one of the following:
    Click the checkbox. Each click advances it to the next state:
    Clicking the checkbox while pressing the Option key will set the state of the checkbox as described above and clear all other checkboxes in the list.
    The pointer changes to the menu pointer when over the icon column next to a folder, so you can also use menu commands to set how a folder is used in a search.
    While the menu pointer is displayed, click to open a menu containing all of the above options, plus an additional command to remove the folder from the list
    To apply one of the options, choose it from the menu.
    This menu also opens in response to a Control-click anywhere on the folder's item in the list, in which case selections from this menu apply to all items currently selected in the list.

    Note: When a search is restricted to one or more folders (using ), File Buddy will ignore the selections in the volume list and and search the folders indicated. In that case, the volume list is deactivated and will not respond to clicks. Unchecking the Use Folders checkbox enables the volume list.

Other Features

    When the name of a folder in the list is clicked with the Option key down, a file path pop-up menu appears. Selecting a folder from the menu reveals that folder in the Finder. Use this see exactly where the folder is located, and to display the folder or any of its parent folders in the Finder.
    Double-clicking a folder's name in the list opens that folder in the Finder.

When a Folder is Unavailable

    A folder's icon is dimmed if the folder is not available because it has been deleted or the volume it resides on is not available. Folders that are not available can be selected so they can be removed from the list.

    Note: In general, the use of the folder list will slow searches down. This is because the search involves looking at all items on the disk which satisfy any other criteria, and then filter out those that don't match the list requirements. The one exception is a search requested of a single folder without searching subfolders (). In this case the search is faster.


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