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Searching for a file on your Computer

To locate a file on your computer, follow the appropriate file search procedures for your Windows operating system:

Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
Windows Me or Windows 2000
Windows XP

For information on more advanced search techniques, please consult your operating system’s Help.

Follow these steps to search for a file in Windows 95, 98, or NT:

  • From the Windows Start menu, choose Find, and then choose Files or Folders.
  • Click the Name & Location tab.
  • In the Named: field, enter the name of the file you are looking for.
    • If you do not remember the entire filename, try entering part of the filename.
    • If you only know the filename extension, substitute an asterisk for the filename and include the extension. For example, type .qdf to search for Quicken data files or .doc to search for Microsoft Word documents.
  • In the Look in drop-down list, select the drive name, drive letter, and folder combination you would like to search.
  • Make sure the Include subfolders checkbox is selected, and then click Find Now to begin the search.
  • Your search results will display in a separate window below the search criteria tabs. The directory path to the located file(s) will appear in the In Folder column. Please be aware that the same filename might appear in multiple directories (folders).

Note: The Quicken data file set consists of multiple files with the same name, but with different file extensions. Most data files will contain Qdata.qdf, Qdata.qsd, Qdata.qel, and the Qdata.qph, where Qdata is the name of your data file. If you need to copy a Quicken file to a new location, be sure to copy each of these files if they are present.

Follow these steps to search for a file in Windows Me or 2000:

  • From the Windows Start menu, choose Search, and then choose Files or Folders.
  • In the Search for files or folders named: field, enter the name of the file you are looking for. a. If you do not remember the entire filename, try entering part of the filename. b. If you only know the filename extension, substitute an asterisk for the filename and include the extension. For example, type .qdf to search for Quicken data files or .doc to search for Microsoft® Word documents.
  • In the Look in drop-down list, select the drive name, drive letter, and folder combination you would like to search.
  • Click Search Now to begin the search.
  • Your search results will display on the right side of the Search Results window. The directory path to the located file(s) will appear in the In Folder column. Please be aware that the same filename might appear in multiple directories (folders).

Note: The Quicken data file set consists of multiple files with the same name, but with different file extensions. Most data files will contain Qdata.qdf, Qdata.qsd, Qdata.qel, and the Qdata.qph, where Qdata is the name of your data file. If you need to copy a Quicken file to a new location, be sure to copy each of these files if they are present.

Follow these steps to search for a file in Windows XP (Home and Professional Editions):

  • From the Windows Start menu, choose Search (and then choose For Files or Folders if using the Classic interface). The Search Results window opens with an animated character displayed in the left pane, unless you chose not to have it display the first time you did a search. (See your operating system’s Help for more information about display options for the animated character.)
  • Click All files and folders in the What do you want to search for? section.
  • In the All or part of the file name field of the Search Companion pane, enter the name of the file you are looking for.
    • If you do not remember the entire filename, try entering part of the filename.
    • If you only know the filename extension, substitute an asterisk for the filename and include the extension. For example, type .qdf to search for Quicken data files or .doc to search for Microsoft Word documents.
  • In the Look in drop-down list, select the drive name, drive letter, and folder combination you want to search, and then click Search.
  • Your search results will display on the right side of the Search Results window. The directory path to the located file(s) will appear in the In Folder column. Please be aware that the same filename might appear in multiple directories (folders).

Note: The Quicken data file set consists of multiple files with the same name, but with different file extensions. Most data files will contain Qdata.qdf, Qdata.qsd, Qdata.qel, and the Qdata.qph, where Qdata is the name of your data file. If you need to copy a Quicken file to a new location, be sure to copy each of these files if they are present.