How To Search Within Text Files Stored In Subfolders Using Notepad++
Here’s another productivity tip that I wanted to share with you: Searching within text files that are stored in nested subfolders using one of my favorite must-have editors Notepad++
1. Head over to http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ to grab a copy of notepad++ and install it
2. Hit CTRL + F on your keyboard to open the search
3. No go to the tab “Find In Files” and enter something you want to search for into the field “Find what”
4. Select a directory by clicking the button with the three dots …
5. MAKE SURE to select the checkbox In all sub-folders
6. Because searches may take a while, Windows may ask you to close the program because it does not respond, but don’t do that, instead have some patience
7. Notepad++ will search within all text files that are stored in the directory –
It is not recommend to use a root directory like D:\ because it will search the entire hard drive and will most likely crash the app
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Last Modified: August 19, 2012
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