Windows – How to search files at windows folder search that have dash

searchwindowswindows 8.1

I found out that at windows folder search the letter dash "-" works as eliminating the following word from search results.

However i have files that contains dash "-"

So how can i filter them ?

For example i have image named as

"my-home"

But when i type as below nothing appears

Windows 8.1

At here it tells the following

Here’s a list of AQS operators that have to do with text searching:

NOT/- : Both “not” as well as prefixing a dash will tell your search to exclude items that include the following term.
AND/+ : Both “and” as well as prefixing a plus sign will force your search to only include items that match for both terms.
“” : Using quotes will force a search to filter for an exact phrase.

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Best Answer

How can I find files in Windows Explorer where the name contains -?

The following search expression will match all files that contain a - character:

~*-*

Explanation:

  • ~ literal match

  • * wildcard match

  • - match the -

  • * wildcard match

So ~*-* will match all filenames with any characters before a literal - and any characters after a literal -

You can also " the search expression, so

"*-*"

will also work.

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