Find Option Modes

    File Buddy will search for files and folders using basic or expanded criteria.

Basic Options

    The following criteria are always available:
    Name - There are 20 name search options.
    File type - files only
    Creator signature - files only
    Contents - normal (ignore case and diacritical marks), case-sensitive (ignore diacritical marks), and exact (case and diacritical marks count) - files only
    Label
    Specify files, folders, or both

More Options

    To expand the number of criteria used in the search, use the More Options disclosure triangle. When expanded, the search can also use the following criteria:
    Creation and Modified dates - a wide range of options is provided
    Minimum and maximum sizes - specified in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes
    File versions
    Optionally ignore items in the System folder, Preferences folder, or the Trash.
    Optionally exclude or restrict to applications, documents, folders, or items with specific Finder flags
    Restrict the search to, or exclude specific folders
    Exclude or restrict the search to invisible items (basic options limit searches to visible items)
    Advanced searches using plug-ins


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