Searching in ShareBrowser

A main feature of ShareBrowser Client is the ability to search network volumes.

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To view search parameters, click the parameters icon next to the searchbar.

This will show the available search options:

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All file/volume names: This will search all file and volume names for the search terms.
Metadata: This will search the metadata collected by the indexer for the search terms, as well as any custom metadata fields.
Tags: This will search all tags for the search terms.
Comments: This will search all comments for the search terms.

These options can be toggled on and off by their corresponding checkboxes.

It is also possible to search only the current folder or certain volumes.

To change the volume, click the dropdown menu.

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To search a specific folder, navigate to the folder and perform the search.

This will appear in the same dropdown.

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Searching Multiple Fields

To search multiple fields in ShareBrowser, click the arrow next to Fields.

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Here you can specify the field to search.

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The plus plus and minus minus buttons will add or subtract fields to specify the search.

Each of these fields additionally will narrow down with the following options:

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This makes it possible to greatly narrow down a ShareBrowser search.