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:
Setting the Search Option To set the state of the checkbox, do one of the following:
Note: When a search is restricted to one or more folders (using Other Features
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 ( |
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