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Is there any way to use Boolean operators when using the search function in DropBox ?
When I used the search I usually get too many hits, so a simple way of narrowing down the results would be very...
Hi all,
Looks like this is gaining momentum - spread the word.
Suggestion: DropBox should consider implementing something like the functionality that's in the Windows Built in Search:-
System.FileName:~<"notes" Files whose names begin with "notes." The ~< means "begins with."
System.FileName:="quarterly report" Files named "quarterly report." The = means "matches exactly."
System.FileName:~="pro" Files whose names contain the word "pro" or the characters pro as part of another
word ﴾such as "process" or "procedure"﴿. The ~= means "contains."
System.Kind:<>picture Files that aren't pictures. The <> means "is not."
System.DateModified:05/25/2010 Files that were modified on that date. You can also type
"System.DateModified:2010" to find files changed at any time during that year.
System.Author:~!"herb" Files whose authors don't have "herb" in their name. The ~! means "doesn't
contain."
System.Keywords:"sunset" Files that are tagged with the word sunset.
System.Size:<1mb Files that are less than 1 MB in size.
System.Size:>1mb Files that are more than 1 MB in size.
Note
You can use a question mark ﴾?﴿ as a wildcard for a single character and an asterisk ﴾*﴿ as a wildcard for any number of characters.
You can also use the operators AND, OR, and NOT to combine search keywords. ﴾Note how the use of parentheses can change the effect of a search term.﴿
Example search term Use this to find
System.Author:Charlie AND Herb Files that are authored by Charlie as well as any files that include Herb in the file
name or in any file property.
System.Author:Charlie AND System.DateModified:>2009 Find only files that are authored by Charlie after 2009.
System.Author:﴾Charl* AND Herb﴿ Files that have either Charles and Herb or Charlie and Herb listed as authors.
System.Author:"Charlie Herb" Files that are authored by someone with exactly this name.