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List filenames that don't contain a specific character, File Explorer Search queries.

Anonymous
2021-09-17T00:06:15+00:00

TagSpace adds string names inside of brackets that are used as tags. Eg: report[jane pending].pdf. "jane" and “pending” are used as tags to find the file. When using Win10 File Explorer to list the files in the folder containing report[jane pending].pdf, is there a syntax that can be used in the search box that will exclude listing any file with “[“ in the file name, ie, files that have not been tagged by TagSpace. “NOT [“ doesn't seem to work.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-23T20:41:42+00:00

    The following syntax works. NOT filename:*[ (The special character in the example is a left bracket.)
    It's sad that Microsoft no longer has meaningful documentation for its software.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-22T17:54:54+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    I understand your query related to searching for files in File Explorer with excluding a specific character.

    Based on my research, currently we don’t have the option to exclude a specific character when searching for files in File Explorer. I understand your requirements as this can be important for you. I would encourage you to provide a feedback using the Feedback Hub app on Windows 10, so that our engineering team can look into this for you.

    Regards,

    Prakhar Khare

    Microsoft Community – Moderator

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