is there a parameter to inhibit IFilter feature on windows 7 search?

Searching for file names (NOT USING "contents") [filename only search]:

Press Win+R and run:

search-ms:query=((ext:.pdf)LIKE(-filename:"*filename*"))

change "*filename*" to your query - part of filename

List of ALL files (PDF included) in a folder whose name contains "test" NOT searching inside file contents:

Windows 7:

search-ms:query=folder:*test*

search-ms:query=foldername:*test*

You do not work with IFilter during the search.

You are working with requests to the index sql server. IFilter working briefly for incremental indexing. IFilter working at reindex if there are files of its type.

If you want to do without the saved in sql - a simple search on the file system command dir.

Or if difficult conditions - the powershell.

If you need INSTANT search - Working with indexes sql.

Or with a normal third-party software that works with tables MFT, which we have not seen.

NTFS also allows you to work with their accounts much more efficient, but this functionality is not enough implemented. There are specialists who write drivers for filesystems, but I'm unfortunately not one of them.

STTR

Posted 2015-06-21T10:14:58.030

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1Hi STTR, thank for your answer. How can I use it? Where do I have to write that query? Suppose I'm searching for all files (including PDF) in a folder whose name contains "test". I tried with search-ms:query=((ext:.pdf)LIKE(-filename:"test")) but doesn't seem to work. Thank you. – danicotra – 2015-06-21T10:30:12.990

1press WinKey+R and run query – STTR – 2015-06-21T10:32:43.640

Oh yeah, is it the same as writing ((ext:.pdf)LIKE(-filename:"filename")) directly on... let me call it the "explorer's folder search-box" (in the upper right corner)? Anyway I think the query is not doing the "trick"... Can you explain what it is supposed to do? (intuitively it looks to me like that it will list all PDF files whose name doesn't contain "filename"... is it?) – danicotra – 2015-06-21T10:47:37.067

Yes. Search part filename at Windows Index at all location. Change "*filename*" to you query – STTR – 2015-06-21T10:51:51.353

1yes, I did it, replaced "*filename*" with "*test*" but the results aren't the one I expect. I want a list of ALL files (PDF included) in a folder whose name contains "test" NOT searching inside file contents. – danicotra – 2015-06-21T10:56:13.633

@danicotra Update. – STTR – 2015-06-21T15:16:36.190

Thank you for the update STTR, anyway I didn't expressed well: what I meant was I want a list of ALL files (PDF included) inside a folder (named "myfolder" or whatever) whose name contains "test" NOT searching inside file contents. My real problem here is the IFilter make the search always active on PDF files content even if I don't put contents: parameter in my search query. What I need is a way to inhibit this feature... for example with a parameter or something else forcing IFIlter to turn off during the search. – danicotra – 2015-06-21T18:42:14.093

If need don't use iFilters use file content search or application API: MS Office, Acrobat and etc. You need alternative file manager or script. See Update too. – STTR – 2015-06-21T22:05:16.750

is there a parameter to inhibit IFilter feature on windows 7 search?

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