How can I search for files from the menu?

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How can I search for files from the menu?

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I press `Super` to open the menu and would like to search for files from there.

How can I achieve that?
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Re: How can I search for files from the menu?

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The first step is to tell us what version and edition of LM you're using.
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I am sorry! Will put this into my signature. :-)

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What's the specific advantage in searching for files from the menu? It's not a feature in Cinnamon, and I think it would be a lot easier to just use a good search app and summon it with a custom key combo.
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Catfish is the best thing I've found , and it's a super-easy install thanks to Mint's superb Software Manager :)
I see that it is also recommended in that thread posted by Moem above .
I don't know about searching "from the menu " but you can easily make a keyboard shortcut to it .

"Everything" was my all time favorite search tool in Windows ( if that is a useful reference point )
but M$ use a different file system , so there is no version of it for GNU/Linux .
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Catfish is good but I prefer gnome-search-tool (that's the package name). Try both.
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Re: How can I search for files from the menu?

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Thank you for your software recommendations!

Are these (e.g. Catfish or GNOME Search Tool) in any way different in their search functionality than what is already provided by Nemo file manager (Ctrl + F)?
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orschiro wrote:Thank you for your software recommendations!

Are these (e.g. Catfish or GNOME Search Tool) in any way different in their search functionality than what is already provided by Nemo file manager (Ctrl + F)?
I find Catfish much faster! When I try to search for a file in the root partition, Nemo falls flat. Catfish will find the file.
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orschiro wrote:Are these (e.g. Catfish or GNOME Search Tool) in any way different in their search functionality than what is already provided by Nemo file manager (Ctrl + F)?
Yes: Catfish has more options. Searching inside files, searching by date modified... and it's faster too.
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Thanks for your suggestions, friendly people! :D
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Quick heads up. I enabled "Recent files" in the privacy settings and now I can search for recent files and folders from the menu.

Cool! :-)
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just installed Catfish, and wow!

I am impressed.
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Catfish originally is an Xfce tool, right?
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Found this tracker search applet which is quite cool, too. :-)

https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/188
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I also use catfish it's fast and finds every thing I search for :)
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FSearch is also a nice tool: http://www.fsearch.org/
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orschiro wrote:FSearch is also a nice tool: http://www.fsearch.org/
Good search tool !
Thanks for posting - :D

" .... inspired by Everything Search Engine .... "
I've been wanting something like this for a while ..... still in Beta though , but I'm happy to try it .
I always liked the way Everything constantly narrowed the list , with every letter typed .
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