WinFindr is a great tool for finding files in Windows. It contains many unique search features including natural language and semantic search. One search feature is called proximity search. Proximity search means a type of search where you define two or more search terms, and the maximum proximity between the search terms and all WinFindr will find all the matching files. For example, you can define search words “Apple” and “Pie” and a proximity of 2, and WinFindr will find all files whose name contain the words “Apple” and “Pie”, and these words must be within 2 words of each other.
Proximity search is a powerful search feature that can be used to find files even when you are not quite sure about the filename of the data you are looking for. Do notice that WinFindr also supports searching for files by content, and you can use proximity search to search within file content as well. For example, to find all Word documents or PDF files that contain the words “Apple” and “Pie” near each other.
To find files by proximity search in Windows with WinFindr, you need to follow these steps:
- Open WinFindr. Download it now if you haven’t already.
- Enter at least two search terms. For example, “Apple” and “Pie”.
- Select “And” logic mode, which means both search terms must be present.
- Select “Use proximity search ...” and enter the proximity value. For example, 2 which means the words must be within 2 words of each other.
- Control-Click on the “Files” checkbox to only search for files. (Optional step)
- Click on the “Start” button to start the search.
- WinFindr will now search for all files whose filename contains the words “Apple” and “Pie” close to each other.
This is how the the search would look like:
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