[X4U] Searching for file name in Tiger

[Jim Hurley]

>
>Message: 7
>Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:33:31 -0700
>From: John Baltutis <baltwo at san.rr.com>
>Subject: Re: [X4U] Searching for file name in Tiger
>To: x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
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>On 08/15/05, Jim Hurley <jhurley at infostations.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I[s] there any way in Tiger that I can just search for words in the file
>>name?
>>
>  > Also I was searching for the location of the file which Eudora stores
>>  incoming messages. The file name is "in."
>>
>>  It used to be possible to search for exact field name or file name
>  > beginning with a char string. No more. Spotlight chokes when
>  > searching for "in."
>
>To reset Finder's Find to search by name contains, rather than its current
>defaults, see the thread at
><http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050501162147222&query=spotlight>.
>
>For "problems" with Spotlight see:
><http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@280.eC1caoGw1iJ.0@.68ac180d> and
>"The Emperor's New Clothes":
><http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@994.RInEaX4b0UM.2@.68b04558>.
>The inability to easily customize Spotlight is Tiger's primary shortfall.
>
>For alternatives, the freeware EasyFind works in OS X 10.4:
><http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/freeware/applications.php>.
>


Thanks, John. It is some comfort to know that I am not alone.

And thanks especially for EasyFind. A bit slow, but it is steady and reliable.

Jim