Remember, if you don’t get results for your search right away, you may have to wait for the folders and files to be indexed.
Now, when you search for text in File Explorer, Windows will search the contents of files for the text and search the file names.
Search Through File Contents in File Explorer
Click OK.Ĭlick Close on the Indexing Options dialog box. That means that all the contents of your hard drive might not be searched until the indexing process is finished. Then, click OK.Ī Rebuild Index dialog box displays, warning you that rebuilding the index might take a long time. Select the Index Properties and File Contents option in the How should this file be indexed section. This will allow Windows to search through all the types of files on your hard drive. By default, all the extensions are selected, and that’s what we want. On the Indexing Options dialog box, click Advanced.Ĭlick the File Types tab on the Advanced Options dialog box. Turn on Option To Search Through File ContentsĬlick the Cortana or Search button or box on the Taskbar and type “indexing options.” Then, click on Indexing Options under Best match. Today we’ll show you how to enable searching through file contents in Windows 10. Most people are unaware that this functionality still exists in Windows 10.
