Search for Files or Folders

File Station's Filter provides you with options to search and display files or folders that meet your criteria. You can filter through files or folders in the current folder, or perform advanced search that covers all subfolders for more refined search results.

To search for files or folders in the current folder:

1. Use File Station to go to the folder containing contents you want to search.
2. In the Filter field at the top-right corner, enter a keyword and see the filtered results in the main area of the window.

To perform advanced search:

1. Use File Station to go to the folder containing contents you want to search.
2. Click the magnifying glass next to the Filter field at the top-right corner to reveal the advanced search menu.
3. Enter information or choose from drop-down menus for the following search criteria:
• Keyword: Enter a keyword to search for files or folders with matching names.

  Note:

  • You can use wildcards [*] (meaning zero or more characters) and [?] (meaning one random character) in your keywords. For example, [a*n] can represent [action], [attention], or [an].
  • You can use commas (,) to separate multiple keywords. For example, [a,tion] can represent [action], [a function], [function added], or [nation].
  • You can add double quotes ["] at the beginning and the end of keywords to search for exact matches. For example, ["a typ"] can represent [a type], but cannot represent [typical].
• Location: Select from the drop-down menu to set the range and depth of advanced search. You can also customize the search scope by selecting any other shared folders listed.
• File Type: Choose Extension to limit the search range to specific types of files, or choose Any Folder to search for folders only.
• Date: Choose Modified Date, Created Date or Last Accessed, and then choose a date from the calendar to search for files with matching dates.
• Size (MB): Choose from equals, is greater than, and is less than, and then enter a size to search for files with matching sizes. (When choosing equals, search results will include files of approximately the same size specified.)
• Owner/Group: Choose Owner or Group, and then choose from the drop-down menu to search for files or folders belonging to the selected owner or group.

  Note:

  • To perform advanced search, you need to specify Location and at least one other search criterion.
  • If an ISO folder or a remote folder is mounted in an indexed shared folder, you cannot find the files inside via advanced search.
• Click Search to start the search, or click Reset and specify the search criteria again. When the search is complete, matching files will be listed in the main area of File Station.