Search for files/folders

[Guest Ted]

I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files

with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find

the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).

That location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application

Data\Adobe\Catalogs. The search does find other .psa files stored in other

locations and a copy of the same file on my external hard drive. To my

knowledge I do not have any options set to hide certain files or file types.

 

Why would this be?

 

Thanks.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Search for files/folders

 

Ted <Ted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files

>with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find

>the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).

 

If you know where it's stored, why are you searching for it???

[Guest Wish I was diving]

Re: Search for files/folders

 

Basically a good question, but sometimes you may save a file coincidently in

another location and if that happens and you want to find it you're in

trouble. Another thing that bugs me is that search just should work - which

often it doesn't. The solution for the search problem I had came from this

newsgroup in form of a hint to 'Agent Ransack'. Look for it on the internet,

download it - it's free and it's great!

 

"PD43" wrote:

> Ted <Ted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files

> >with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find

> >the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).

>

> If you know where it's stored, why are you searching for it???

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Search for files/folders

 

Well, not having them hidden AND actually having "search" look in system

folders are two different things. So, check you search settings too.

 

Ted wrote:

> I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files

> with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find

> the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).

> That location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application

> Data\Adobe\Catalogs. The search does find other .psa files stored in other

> locations and a copy of the same file on my external hard drive. To my

> knowledge I do not have any options set to hide certain files or file types.

>

> Why would this be?

>

> Thanks.

[Guest BoB]

Re: Search for files/folders

 

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:54:06 -0700, Wish I was diving

<WishIwasdiving@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Basically a good question, but sometimes you may save a file coincidently in

>another location and if that happens and you want to find it you're in

>trouble. Another thing that bugs me is that search just should work - which

>often it doesn't. The solution for the search problem I had came from this

>newsgroup in form of a hint to 'Agent Ransack'. Look for it on the internet,

>download it - it's free and it's great!

>

>"PD43" wrote:

 

Ransack is available here:

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/Page.aspx?page=download

 

BoB

 

>> Ted <Ted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>> >I have a curious issue using Windows XP Home Search: when I search for files

>> >with .psa as the extent (a Photoshop Elements file), the search will not find

>> >the file in its "home" location (i.e., where Photoshop Elements stores it).

>>

>> If you know where it's stored, why are you searching for it???

>>

>>

[Guest rod]

Re: Search for files/folders

 

>>Basically a good question, but sometimes you may save a file coincidently

>>in

>>another location and if that happens and you want to find it you're in

>>trouble.

 

Indeed, Windows exlporer is a right pain.

In the main, I use ACDSee for all my shuffling of files,

when you right click a file, and move it, the destination file

remains highlighted (explorer does not) and any tremors

in the mouse in explorer, you can send your files to the wrong destination.

 

Yep a big tick for Agent ransack.