Managing Your Digital Stuff - Finding "Lost" Files
http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Manage/Finding.html

Can't find the file (or app) you are looking for? My good 
friend, Ralph Gandy, reminds me that the problem is between
the screen and the back of the chair.  That may be the case,
but you came to this page to help you find your "lost" file.



Microsoft: Find lost files
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-lost-files-after-the-upgrade-to-windows-10-10af49aa-b372-b067-a334-2314401297a9   
Microsoft: Find lost or missing files in OneDrive
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/find-lost-or-missing-files-in-onedrive-0d929e0d-8682-4295-982b-4bd75a3daa01   

For Linux Users: In the command line, use "find".
  https://ss64.com/bash/find.html   



For Apple Users
Search with Spotlight on Mac
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/search-with-spotlight-mchlp1008/mac   
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/narrow-search-results-mh15155/mac   
If you can't find a file on Mac
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/if-you-cant-find-a-file-on-mac-mchlp2305/mac   

Recent Files: Apple (upper left menu-bar) > Recents Items > Documents

  


Recent Files: Finder > Recents (Date Modified)
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732
  Option-Command-P toggles Show Path Bar

   

Finder: Choose 'as List' from the Finder's View menu and then 
press Option when clicking on a disclosure triangle.

  


Search Box in Finder
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/narrow-search-results-mh15155/mac   
  Option-Command-P toggles Show Path Bar

  


Use Spotlight on your Mac, press Command-Space bar, press F4 key
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204014
  http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/stop-spotlight-from-indexing-time-machine-backup-volumes-external-drives/

  



     
     
     

 
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