How to Find Files by Date Modified in Windows [Easy Guide]

We'll search directly from File Explorer in this tutorial, although this is just one way to find files in Windows. There may be times when you want to search for recently created or modified files. Maybe you recently edited a file, but you can't remember where you saved it. Or maybe you accidentally allowed third-party software to install and want to locate these files quickly. Whatever the reason, it's pretty simple to search for files based on their timestamp.

Using the date modified feature in Windows File Explorer allows you to find all files that were modified on a specific date or over a date range. Using this trick is useful for anyone who has lost a file but knows when they last made their changes.

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how to search files by modification date

Let's say you're looking for a file and you know it was last modified within a certain period of time. You can limit your searches to date ranges in Windows, but it's not immediately obvious.

This tutorial will apply to computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education) operating systems from all supported hardware manufacturers, such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei, Microsoft Surface and Samsung.

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