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Search Storage by name or file type

To search Storage, type in the search box at the top (Search files and folders). Results update as you type. Add type: followed by a kind, such as pdf, sheet or image, or ext: followed by an extension such as xlsx, to narrow the results. Put a phrase in quotes to match it exactly.

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How to search storage by name or file type

  1. Open Storage and click the search box at the top.
  2. Type part of a file or folder name.
  3. Optionally add a filter such as type:pdf or ext:xlsx.
Storage with the Search files and folders box at the top
Names and addresses are replaced with sample data.Web

When to use it

Meera in legal types type:sheet vendor and finds every vendor spreadsheet, whichever folder it is in.

Options

Search Finds
invoice Files and folders with "invoice" in the name.
"board deck" That exact phrase.
type:pdf PDFs. Other kinds: office, document, sheet, presentation, image, video, audio, archive, text.
ext:xlsx or .xlsx Files with that extension.
invoice type:pdf Words and filters together.

Good to know

  • Hover over the search box to see a reminder of the search words.
  • kind: and filetype: work the same as type:, and file: works like ext:.
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