Files Missing in File Manager After Running Search Command
Article ID: 120077
Article Last Modified on 10/23/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q120077
SYMPTOMS
In File Manager, it appears as if most of the files on a drive have
disappeared. The directory structure for the drive appears correctly, and
running a DIR command at an MS-DOS prompt displays all the files.
CAUSE
File Manager has a filter function that allows you to see only files
meeting the filter specification (such as, *.BAT or *.DOC). To set this
filter, you choose By File Type from the View menu. If you use the Search
command from the File menu and then select another drive, however, File
Manager uses the search filter as a global filter. If the Save Settings On
Exit option has been activated on the Options menu, this global filter is
saved and used each time you run File Manager.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, choose By File Type from the View menu and
specify *.* as the Name.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows for Workgroups
version 3.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: 3.11 3.10 3.1 missing deleted
Keywords: KB120077