The search engine also added support for Arabic and Turkish languages. The new file types add 35 million documents to Google's search engine, the company said.

Finding files of a particular kind in macOS is a breeze using Spotlight, whether as a search in a Finder window or by creating a smart folder. You can specify a file’s type by using the right ...

Type your search terms and narrow the matches down based on file type. You can use wildcards and search within the contents of files, but boolean operators won’t work here.

M icrosoft is testing out a Windows 11 update that lets you use AI to search through your files and images directly from the Copilot app. This test is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders on ...

Narrow your search down to specific types of files with the "filetype" directive. How about PDF's on productivity? Or PowerPoint presentations (filetype:ppt) on web development? Or Beethoven MP3's?

Dropbox is adding a handful of new features to its desktop and web apps to make it easier for users to find specific content and files across platforms.

How to search on a Windows 10 computer via File Explorer 1. Click on the Windows key and type "File Explorer," clicking the top app result that appears. Select "File Explorer" from the results.

On a Mac, Spotlight has you covered. Gina covered a system-wide search and delete mission in her own Ask Lifehacker response, which also involved a wonky, folder-clogging file (what's up, thumbs.db!).