pluckytree Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Alfred v2, although I can reproduce this in the last v1 version I was using. 1. I have files with 11 character file extensions 2. I've located the files either on the desktop (I have Include folders in Home checked) or I've located them at a path specified in the search scope 3. In the same location, I've also placed text files created by TextEdit 4. I bring up Alfred and type "find <name of file>" for one of the text files and Alfred finds it 5. I type "find <name of file with long extension>" and Alfred does NOT find it (I'm tying the filename without the extension) The TextEdit files either have txt or rtf extensions. I can't change the file extension because the application uses many file extensions to represent different types of saved queries. I can't include the files due to privacy reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Alfred v2, although I can reproduce this in the last v1 version I was using. 1. I have files with 11 character file extensions 2. I've located the files either on the desktop (I have Include folders in Home checked) or I've located them at a path specified in the search scope 3. In the same location, I've also placed text files created by TextEdit 4. I bring up Alfred and type "find <name of file>" for one of the text files and Alfred finds it 5. I type "find <name of file with long extension>" and Alfred does NOT find it (I'm tying the filename without the extension) The TextEdit files either have txt or rtf extensions. I can't change the file extension because the application uses many file extensions to represent different types of saved queries. I can't include the files due to privacy reasons. Could you open Terminal.app and give me an mdls of the file Alfred can't find. If this file is on your desktop and called file.longextension, type: mdls ~/Desktop/file.longextension Paste the result in here Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluckytree Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 kMDItemAlternateNames = ( "Accounts.rdrFindProb" ) kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2013-02-26 20:03:45 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2013-02-26 20:03:45 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "dyn.ah62d4rv4ge81e3dwq3y063dusm10e" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "public.data", "public.item" ) kMDItemDateAdded = 2013-02-27 20:37:50 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "Accounts" kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2013-02-26 20:03:45 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2013-02-26 20:03:45 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = 0 kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 1 kMDItemFSIsStationery = 0 kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "Accounts.rdrFindProb" kMDItemFSNodeCount = 1997 kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 1997 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemKind = "Find Problem" kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2013-02-28 01:40:41 +0000 kMDItemLogicalSize = 1997 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4096 kMDItemSupportFileType = ( MDSystemFile ) kMDItemUseCount = 3 kMDItemUsedDates = ( "2013-02-26 08:00:00 +0000", "2013-02-27 08:00:00 +0000" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 kMDItemAlternateNames = ( "Accounts.rdrFindProb" ) kMDItemSupportFileType = ( MDSystemFile ) This file is marked as a MDSystemFile which are ignored by default by both Alfred and Spotlight to keep your results more tidy. You can actually create a Powerpack file filter workflow to find these files (and tick the include system files option) if you need to find them. Take a look at the "File filter from keyword and open" workflow template to get you started Let me know if you need any help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluckytree Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Awesome, thanks, that worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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