Search for file name in Dolphin

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Hello,

Em segunda-feira, 04 de agosto de 2014, às 08:23:45, support escreveu:
> Marcelo,
> 
> I could not reproduce the problem in Dolphin, it provides the correct
> search results (Kubuntu 14.04 updated to latest).  Just to confirm are
> you clicking on the binoculars in dolphin and typing the file name?
> Have you tried multiple options such as just using the extension, trying
> other file names you know are in your home directory, etc?  Just to rule
> out what you are experiencing is not caused by a vagary of the file name
> itself.
> 
> Also, if your system is new it might still be building the search index
> - if that's the case I'd wait a couple of days and then try.
> 
> Thank you

Yes, I'm clicking the binoculars or using CTRL+F. I've tried parts of file 
names (with and without wildcards) and complete file names (with or without 
extension), but it always says "No items found" (translated from portuguese, 
may be slightly different in english) when I do a search in this specific 
folder I'm looking into..
I guess there's something wrong with indexing here. But I don't really need 
desktop search, so I didn't bother trying to find out what's wrong with it. If 
possible, I'd rather disable desktop search and go for a simple file system 
search, like in the old days. Is it possible?
If not, I'll have to try fixing the desktop search... Is it a problem if the 
folder I'm searching into is a soft link for a folder in another device (which 
is indexed, of course)?
For example, I'm searching into the "folder" /home/marcelo/Videos, but Videos 
is not a real folder, it is a soft link to /mnt/Storage_4TB/Videos. 
Storage_4TB is indexed (well, I'm assuming it is, because it's not listed in 
the "Do not search these places" box in System Settings -> Desktop Search). 
Maybe this confuses Dolphin or Baloo when processing the search?

Thanks,

Marcelo




> 
> On 04/08/2014 08:08, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Is there a way to do a search for a file name in Dolphin, without using
> > desktop search? For some reason, nothing is ever found when a search for
> > anything and I really don't need desktop search. I only need a simple, old
> > fashioned, file name search. Is it possible? How?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Marcelo