Search for Files in a Range of Dates from Vista’s Search Box

By Kevin Purdy on February 29, 2008 at 3:30 AM

You know you put that phone number in some file on Monday, but you’re drawing a blank as you gaze at your Vista desktop. The How-To Geek offers a solution for those who haven’t explored Windows Vista enough to learn the syntax of the Start menu’s search box. The syntax for finding an Excel spreadsheet, for example, within a range of dates is:

name:xls modified:2/1/2008..2/20/2008

The Geek has, as always, way more information on this technique and a mouse-powered one as well, including the syntax for finding files based on date created or just “date.” Got any more Vista-specific search tips for your fellow Lifehacker readers? Feel free to drop them off in the comments.

Find Files Within a Date Range with Windows Vista Search [The How-To Geek]


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  • David Underhill
    August 26, 2008 at 3:08 PM

    Thanks, this is great information! Now I can actually figure out what files I modified in the past week :).

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