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  1. T

    Automate file name search in Finder

    Hello, When I'm searching in Finder, I nearly always prefer to search for file names, so I use "name:". Is there an easy way to use Automator to auto-populate the search box with this when I go to search, so that I don't have to type it in every time? If it simplifies things, the automation...
  2. mrgreeneyes

    i can't seem to be able to search for files on my mounted NAS drives

    i have a synology NAS, and i have several folders that i have mounted on my desktop as AFP, and if i click on one of the mounted fodlers and in the finder window do a search for a file it can't find anything. https://share.cleanshot.com/9bACSn i made sure to have any indexing done on my NAS...