How to Search in AppData ?

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Alonzo Mosley
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How to Search in AppData ?

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I was trying to find a file... So I used "Search" (good plan, right?).

Turns out the file was in AppData/Roaming... And Search did not find it.

Here's an example. What did I do wrong?

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Re: Search in AppData

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What happens if you start TC as administrator and try again?
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Re: Search in AppData

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Enable showing system and hidden files -> http://gral.y0.pl/tc/showhidsys.png
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Re: Search in AppData

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Gral wrote: 2024-07-09, 19:19 UTC Enable showing system and hidden files -> http://gral.y0.pl/tc/showhidsys.png
Bingo!

"Show System Files" was already selected, apparently, but "Hidden" was not.

I could instantly tell - the previous searches didn't even attempt to go through "Users" (watching the progress meter on the bottom of the screen) but this time it worked perfectly. Thanks.
Dan: You're gonna need to get someone to fix my computer.
Kim: What's wrong with it?
Dan: It's in several pieces on my floor.
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