{"id":263,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=263"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:06:24","slug":"How-To-Search-Files-In-FileZilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/263\/How-To-Search-Files-In-FileZilla.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Search Files In FileZilla?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-article-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Hey, are you conducting manual search files in FileZilla like other users are doing right now? Manual searching through an entire directory can be cumbersome, especially when you want to find a specific file. The automated search approach has become a piece of the cake thanks to FileZilla Pro.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Want to know how you can search files in FileZilla automatically? Read this article, and by the end of it, you will become a pro in automated FileZilla search.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Search Files in FileZilla<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">To find a file on a local or remote server &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Open FileZilla, select the connection to the server, and wait until it is established.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/452_FileZilla--select-the-connection-to-the-serve.png\" alt=\"FileZilla  select the connection to the serve\" width=\"732\" height=\"85\"><\/span><strong>Step 2: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the connection is built, click on the search icon to find the files.<\/span><\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/453_click-on-the-search-icon-to-find-the-files.png\" alt=\"click on the search icon to find the files\" width=\"438\" height=\"80\"><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can choose your search type in the opened dialogue box &#8211; Local or Remote.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/454_choose-your-search-type.png\" alt=\"choose your search type\" width=\"451\" height=\"140\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Local search is for finding files on your computer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Remote search is for locating files on the remote server with whom you built a linked connection.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Input the name of the directory you want to search. The best part is that the search is algorithmic, listing all the files and sub-directories of the defined directory.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance &#8211; mentioning c:\\ in the search directory would show results of files containing in the c:\\ directory. Although if you type down c:\\statisticsoffebruary, It will list sub-directories, followed by other sub-directories with similar file names.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/455_create-sub-directories.png\" alt=\"create sub-directories\" width=\"330\" height=\"37\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Below the sub-directory box, there is a search condition bar. Pick a search condition &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/456_sub-directory-box-options.png\" alt=\"sub-directory box options\" width=\"301\" height=\"103\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2 Match all of the following<\/strong>: Here, you will get all the results of the file name you entered in the search directory bar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2 Match any of the following<\/strong>: This alternative will show the files based on your chosen search criteria. Let\u2019s assume you have chosen a single search condition; it will display the results according to your selected condition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2 Match none of the following<\/strong>: On selecting this condition, you will get results that don\u2019t match your search conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2 Match not all of the following:<\/strong>&nbsp; Locates the files that do not equate to one or two search conditions you have selected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fill out other search conditions &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Filename<\/strong> &#8211; This displays results based on the name you entered, including the extension. For example, if the directory&#8217;s name contains punctuation marks, alphanumeric characters, and extensions like .doc or .jpg, mention all the details to get accurate results.&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/457_entere-the-extension.png\" alt=\"entere the extension\" width=\"301\" height=\"82\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Filesize<\/strong> &#8211; Mention the size of your file. For instance &#8211; 15000 Bytes<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/458_Mention-the-size-of-your-file.png\" alt=\"Mention the size of your file\" width=\"305\" height=\"90\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Path<\/strong> &#8211; Here, you have to enter the path name where you will get navigated on the files.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/459_enter-the-path-name.png\" alt=\"enter the path name\" width=\"301\" height=\"79\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Date<\/strong> &#8211; After selecting this search condition, you will be shown the files and sub-directories based on their last modification date.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/460_sub-directories-based-on-their-last-modification-date.png\" alt=\"sub-directories based on their last modification date\" width=\"298\" height=\"86\">After selecting one of the search conditions from the first column, move forward to the second column &#8211;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Contains<\/strong> &#8211; This search condition shows the files and sub-directories based on your entered search. For instance &#8211; upon writing \u2018database,\u2019 you will be shown all the files and subdirectories containing similar text.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/461_shown-all-the-files-and-subdirectories-containing-similar-text.png\" alt=\"shown all the files and subdirectories containing similar text\" width=\"287\" height=\"59\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Is equal to<\/strong> &#8211; Choosing this search condition will give you exact results as the text you have entered. For example &#8211; writing \u2018credentials\u2019 will list the results with an exact word.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/462_Choosing-this-search-condition.png\" alt=\"Choosing this search condition\" width=\"288\" height=\"58\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Begins with<\/strong> &#8211; If you select this search condition, the rolled-out data will have the files and sub-directories that start with the word you have mentioned. Let\u2019s say you wrote \u2018January,\u2019 all the files and sub-directories that start with the same word will only be exhibited.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/464_select-option-begins-with.png\" alt=\"select option begins with\" width=\"277\" height=\"47\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;Ends with<\/strong> &#8211; Searching with this search condition will indicate data that ends with the word you have searched. For example &#8211; If you write 2017, all the data ending 2017 will appear.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/465_enter-date-ends-with-option.png\" alt=\"enter date ends with option\" width=\"256\" height=\"42\">You can also use symbols or regex as your search benchmarks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You can pick &#8211;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">(. or period) as an alternative to a character.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">(* or asterisk) can be used after a character to get a list of files or subdirectories that counts the same number of characters in a text. The results can be data, dataa, daaataa, or more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">(? or question mark) using a question mark after a character in a word will search for characters utilized once or never. For instance &#8211; the results will show dta or data but not dataa.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">(^ or caret mark) will list the data that begins after a character. When you type ^S, you will get the results starting with S.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">($ or dollar sign) will give you the list of data that ends with the characters used before the $ symbol. Upon searching $A, the results will be the files that end with A.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">(\\ or backslash) this symbol is generally used to show FileZilla that you have conducted a normal search condition. FileZilla will not consider the entered search as an expression. Meaning you can search for \\.doc. to search a document file or sub-directory.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Does not contain &#8211; Last but not least, this displays the data that does not have the name or characters you have mentioned in the search.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">In the file search dialogue box, select the plus button to make the search more specific. It includes conditions like &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Greater than to get results of the files and sub-directories that are larger than the mentioned size.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Equals search condition will exhibit files and sub-directories on their exact size or last modified date.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Does not equal will find files that do not match the mentioned date and size in the search condition.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Before will look for files and sub-directories that were created before the specified date in the search condition.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>After will search for files and sub-directories that were formed after the mentioned date in the search condition.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FileZilla even allows you to search for case-sensitive files. The results will be displayed based on your case letters &#8211; upper or lower case letters.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/466_check-condition-case-sensitive-option.png\" alt=\"check condition case sensitive option\" width=\"391\" height=\"155\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To give you a better understanding, here\u2019s an example of to search files in FileZilla.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Start By following the initial 3 steps to search files in FileZilla. The next step in line is adding search conditions. Supposedly you choose &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Match all of the following&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/467_Match-all-of-the-following.png\" alt=\"Match all of the following\" width=\"310\" height=\"42\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Filename Contains \u201cFile Data\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/468_Filename-Contains.png\" alt=\"Filename Contains\" width=\"311\" height=\"32\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">For more precise results, you can click on the + button displayed below the search condition bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/470_click-on-the-plus-button.png\" alt=\"click on the + button\" width=\"96\" height=\"119\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-left: 24px;\">3. Last modification date (2023-02-16)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/471_Last-modification-date.png\" alt=\"Last modification date\" width=\"314\" height=\"33\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Once you are good to go with the search conditions, click on the files or sub-directories, or both based on the data you want to search.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/472_search-conditions-click-on-the-files-or-sub-directories.png\" alt=\"search conditions, click on the files or sub-directories\" width=\"370\" height=\"158\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, click on the search bar at the top right corner of the pop-up window to get results.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/473_click-on-the-search-bar.png\" alt=\"click on the search bar\" width=\"120\" height=\"117\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, FileZilla has started the search, and once it gets over, the results will be displayed below in the file search window.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>For Comparative Search Files<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start by building your connection with the server if you want to do a comparative search file<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in FileZilla or FileZilla pro.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>After the connection is linked &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 1:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click on the search icon, and a pop-up window will appear.<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/474_click-on-the-search-icon-to-find-the-files.png\" alt=\"click on the search icon to find the files\" width=\"438\" height=\"80\"><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the comparative search option from the search type in the file search window. Comparative conditions allow accessing and comparing local and remote directories.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/475_Select-the-comparative-search-option.png\" alt=\"Select the comparative search option\" width=\"459\" height=\"61\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 2: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the search conditions by adding the name of the directory. You can even add other search conditions like &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/476_Set-the-search-conditions.png\" alt=\"Set the search conditions\" width=\"88\" height=\"92\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>File name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>File Size<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Path name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Last date of modification<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you select the first rule, head to other search conditions right beside the first search condition column.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The drop-down menu includes the &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/478_drop-down-menu-contains.png\" alt=\"drop-down menu contains\" width=\"119\" height=\"118\"><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Contains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Is equal to&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Begins with&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Ends with&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Match regex<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Does not contain <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Search can be even more precise and accurate if you click the + button to specify more search conditions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your file has upper or lower case letters, you can search those too by selecting the case-sensitive search conditions. In case you want case-insensitive files meaning that both upper and lower case letters are the same, they can be found as well.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/479_search-conditions-click-on-the-files-or-sub-directories.png\" alt=\"search conditions, click on the files or sub-directories\" width=\"370\" height=\"158\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select files, directories, or both. Depending on the data you want.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/479_search-conditions-click-on-the-files-or-sub-directories.png\" alt=\"search conditions, click on the files or sub-directories\" width=\"370\" height=\"158\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Select the search condition for the files and sub-directories you want to compare.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Comparative search file components<\/strong> <strong>are<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>File size<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Last modification time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u27a2&nbsp;<\/strong>Hide identical files<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/480_Comparative-search-file-components.png\" alt=\"Comparative search file components\" width=\"400\" height=\"63\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting hide identical files to search conditions will either give you results from local or remote directories. However, the filter cannot be applied for both.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/481_Selecting-hide-identical-files-to-search-conditions.png\" alt=\"Selecting hide identical files to search conditions\" width=\"389\" height=\"54\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Finally, select any comparative search components and tap on the search bar at the top right corner of the pop-up dialogue box.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/482_click-on-the-search-bar.png\" alt=\"click on the search bar\" width=\"120\" height=\"117\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Have trouble finding files in FileZilla or FileZilla pro? 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