Search for files or folders

The Connected web application provides an advanced search function that lets you quickly search your Connected data for specific files and folders. You can search either all of your data or only a specific subset for items based on name or size. In addition, you can filter and sort the results to locate only the items that you need. The search locates active and deleted files but does not include files from permanently deleted devices.

To search for files or folders

  1. In the web application, click search.

  2. Specify at least one of the following search criteria:

    • name. Click search all my files, and then enter any portion of the item's name.

      The search is case insensitive and supports wildcard characters.

      • To match zero or more characters, enter an asterisk (*).

        For example, sales* matches Sales, Sales1, and Sales-West. *sales matches Presales.

      • To match a single character, enter a question mark (?).

        For example, Sales-?? matches Sales-NW but not Sales-W.

      • To match an item by exact name, enclose your text in double quotes ("text")

        For example, "SalesReport.doc" matches SalesReport.doc but not SalesReport1.doc or SalesReport.docx.

        NOTE: When you search using only the double quotes ("") without enclosing any text in between, the system displays a bad request error. Similarly, when you search using the special character %, the system displays the request could not be completed error.

    • size range. In the Size range list, click the size range to search.

      To search for folders, you must set the range to Any size.

  3. To limit the search to a specific set of data, click Search all files, and then click the set.

  4. Click search.

    You can filter, sort, and perform actions on items in the search results.

    The search results are an interactive list on which you can do the following:

    • Filter the results to include deleted items or to show only items last modified within a specific time period.

      By default, the results contain only active items that match your search criteria, regardless of when you last modified them.

    • Sort the results on one of several values, such as name, size, and date last modified.
    • Open the folder that contains the item. To do so, click the folder link associated with the item.
    • Perform standard Connected actions on the file, such as view, download, share, and so on. To do so, select the item, and then click the appropriate button.
  5. To search again, modify your search criteria, and then click Apply Changes.
  6. To close the search page, click Exit Search.