https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f FileSeek RSS: File search Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:03:27 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#6 Mon, 23 May 2011 16:58:44 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#6 FileSeek Good stuff! The option I mentioned in the previous post is in the Tools > Settings menu. I've attached screenshots for clarification.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#5 Mon, 23 May 2011 16:33:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#5 FileSeek Sorry I was missing the * and leaving spaces when searching multiple items when matching full string [*flv | wmv] instead of [*flv|*wmv] that did found all the items I was looking for.

I do not see the "wildcards" option you are describing, there is no Search tab settings and do not see any other settings than the selectors into the interface. ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#4 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:35:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#4 FileSeek You should be able to search for file extensions by entering *.ext into the "Include Files" text box.

Alternatively, you can enable the "Treat all Include Files filters as wildcards" option on the Search tab of the FileSeek settings. This would allow you to just type in part of the file name or extension without using the *'s.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#3 Sun, 22 May 2011 19:07:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#3 FileSeek Specifically how about finding files by type, let's say I want to locate all video files (wmv, flv, swf, etc.) only inside a large directory full with all types, if I type the extension it is not returning anything at all. ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#2 Mon, 16 May 2011 18:04:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f#2 FileSeek Yep! You can use asterisks (the * character) as a wildcard to match partial names. If you don't put in any asterisks, then it will search for an exact match.

Please let me know if you need any further clarification.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f Sun, 15 May 2011 22:07:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/file-search/?ID=34f114f4-aa16-4817-98df-424814db531f FileSeek Hello, first time user here, is it possible to search directories for files by extension, full or partial filename only? Thanks in advance. ]]>