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searching in Windows Explorer for file names beginning with a string

Don't miss that in Windows Explorer you can find any file names which beginning with a string by preceding the search with ~<.


So for example a search for: ~<fire


. . . will find any files which begin with the word, 'fire'.




Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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