Find Files by Size

Find Files of a Certain Size

This dialog is used to search for files that contain text that matches a pattern you specify. Virtual Folders (the results of a search) can contain one file or all the files and folders on multiple drives. The great advantage of Virtual Folders over Explore Views is that files in multiple folders can be manipulated at the same time, e.g. copied, renamed, deleted and much, much more.

For more ways of finding files and creating Virtual Virtual Folders see:

Find Files,

Find Recently Modified Files,

Find Old Files,

Find Files Containing Specific Text,

Find Long Filenames,

Find Files by Attributes,

Find Files by Size and

Advanced File Find the master, do it all routine.

And, of course, like any other Virtual Folder the definition can be saved and used over and over again. Once the Virtual Folder has been created just select one of the File | Save > commands.

To start the dialog use the Find | Files by Size... command from the main menu.

Specifying File Sizes

When Limit by Size is checked FileBoss will only include files that fall between the From and To sizes, inclusive. Make both entries the same to only return files of a specific size.

E.g. entering '0' for both fields will only return files of zero length.

This field only affects files - not folders. As far as Windows is concerned folders always have a size of 0.

Unlimited Sizes

To specify an unlimited size for files (i.e. up to any amount) enter -1 or Zillions into the To field of the Sizes area. (Actually, to specify an unlimited size you can enter Zillions or any other word(s) as long as it is not a number, e.g. I Love FileBoss would work just fine).

Megabytes & Kilobytes

In addition, M, MB, Megs, KB and K (in any case) can follow a number to signify megabytes or kilobytes as desired. But note that these numbers will be translated into bytes when they are redisplayed.

Easy Reading

Commas can be used in numbers if it makes you feel better.

Paths Field

(In some dialogs the Search Subfolders will not be displayed in which case all subfolders will be searched automatically.)

Specifies one or more paths to be scanned. For instance to scan the My Documents directory on drive C: enter:

C:\My Documents

(Note: if you are comparing folders either from the Compare Folders or Paths dialog or directly in the Create Virtual Folder dialog two and only two paths must be entered in this field)

Including Multiple Paths

Separate multiple paths with the bar character '|'.

To scan the My Documents directory on drive C: and the Temp directory on drive D: enter:

C:\My Documents | D:\Temp

(The maximum length of this field is over 65,000 bytes.)

Using Wildcards

If you would like to collect files on all of drive D: and in the My Documents and My Installations folders on drive C: enter the following.

D:\ | C:\My *s

(Of course, the entry C:\My * would search all folders in the root of drive C: which began with My then a space and end with an s.)

The use of a wild card is restricted to the last element of the path. For instance, the following examples will not work:

D:\*\Backup

C:\My *\*

C:\Program Files\Iront*\FileBoss

But the following will work:

C:\My *s

(It would return files in folders C:\My Videos and C:\My Pictures if present.)

To search both the Normal and Nermal directories on drive D: you could enter either:

D:\Normal | D:\Nermal

  or

D:\N?rmal

Excluding Folders

Specific folders can be excluded from the search by preceding the folder's name with a minus sign, '-'.  If the name of the folder actually begins with a minus sign, simply put another in front of it, e.g. "--my folder".

Consider the following example:

C:\My Documents | -Temp|-Backup|D:\

Paths to be excluded can contain the normal wildcard characters, * and ?. (Use full paths, e.g. C:\house\pictures) to avoid excluding all paths, e.g. every folder named 'pictures'. This can be especially important when using wildcards.)

Note that the order of the entries is ignored: in the above example any Temp and Backup folders will be ignored on drive D: as well in C:\My Documents

Using Wildcards in Folders to be Excluded

Using wildcards in folders to be excluded is almost exactly the same as it is to use them in paths to be scanned. For instance:

C:\ | -C:\C*s

Would search all of drive C: except for files and folders in and below any root folders beginning with a 'C' and ending in 's'.

What to include in the Search

Determines what will be included in the find operation, file, folders or both. The default is that only files will be included in the search.

Ref: HIDD_CREATE_FILESET_SIZE

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