How to search multiple file types from Windows Explorer search box?

I would like to use the Windows Explorer Search box to search for multiple file types.

Is there any supported syntax to do so?

I tried:

*.docx *.xlsx
*.docx, *.xlsx
*.docx; *.xlsx
*.docx or *.xlsx
*.docx | *.xlsx

But none of this works (while *.docx or *.xlsx alone works)

Steve B

Posted 2015-05-28T08:40:01.230

Reputation: 1 580

Better alternative to Windows Explorer Search box. Use Everything

– AEonAX – 2015-05-28T09:01:43.740

thx @AEonAX, I'll take a look – Steve B – 2015-05-28T09:17:03.227

Answers

Enter it like this

*.txt OR *.PDF OR *.xls

Keep OR capital letters

0m3r

Posted 2015-05-28T08:40:01.230

Reputation: 937

Why "OR" ? This is the most non-standard thing I could think about... – android developer – 2016-09-04T12:53:26.590

You can also use wildcards (*, ?) in the search box as follows.

EXT: .txt OR .pdf OR .xls OR .doc*

Mark Pritchard

Posted 2015-05-28T08:40:01.230

Reputation: 21