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Bug 685636 - Nautilus search can't find some files in subfolders of my home folder
Nautilus search can't find some files in subfolders of my home folder
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 325146
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File Search Interface
3.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-10-07 00:11 UTC by Elad Alfassa
Modified: 2012-10-11 15:41 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Screenshot showing 'find' command sees files and nautilus doesn't (109.46 KB, image/png)
2012-10-07 00:11 UTC, Elad Alfassa 		Details

Description Elad Alfassa 2012-10-07 00:11:23 UTC 
Created attachment 225963 [details]
Screenshot showing 'find' command sees files and nautilus doesn't

I know for a fact I have a directory named Willie and a file named willie in a certain subdirectory of my home directory, yet nautilus can't  find them with the built in search.

I don't know if the file is indexed, but according to http://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2012/08/30/on-nautilus/ search shouldn't matter.

So I think that if the file is there nautilus should be able to find it, and if it doesn't, it's a bug.
Comment 1 António Fernandes 2012-10-07 13:34:38 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> I don't know if the file is indexed, but according to
> http://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2012/08/30/on-nautilus/ search shouldn't matter.

I guess it is not indexed. It shouldn't matter, but unfortunately is still does. You can read Cosimo's explanation here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684521#c7 I think this is a duplicate of that report.
Comment 2 Elad Alfassa 2012-10-07 13:47:25 UTC 
Just to be sure before I close the bug, how do I check if a file is indexed?
Comment 3 António Fernandes 2012-10-07 14:04:18 UTC 
You can run tracker-preferences (from a terminal/ Alt+F2 dialog).
Comment 4 Elad Alfassa 2012-10-11 15:41:53 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 325146 ***