How do I search files on a Mac? I know this question might sound dumb but what happened to regular search on Mac? I have an mp4 file called "8 min Abs workout" in my Videos folder and the finder just doesn't show it in the results even if I search word for word. Same thing for Alfred, the app just searches web by default. What are your suggestions? Maybe I should use a certain app for that? |
Run your data life the way a corporation would. After 10 years of compute, you surely have a corporation's worth of data, and probably 10 partially and/or randomly updated and forgotten versions of a lot of it.
It'll just keep growing and frizzing out if you don't maintain it. Just like the rusty panels under your station wagon...
Edit added: Everything is where I expect it to be from the start. And I even have a Misc directory tree for new things I haven't classified yet. As for apps, I keep a file listing what I install, but don't bother backing them up. Fresh software smells better. If my desktop fries, meh, get a new one and install everything on that list and then get back to the cloud. All my systems share the same data, so no duplicates outside of the backup.
This doesn't help your current issue, but it'll make sure it never happens again.
On Linux, you could just run:
sudo find ~/ -type f -name "*8 min Abs workout*”