Find in Files not working

Claudia Frank

Coud you give it a try to download a zipped npp?
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.9.1/npp.6.9.1.bin.7z

Extract it where you want and do the same search which isn’t working.

If this works, give it a try to rename the notepad++ directory under %APPDATA% directory
and give it another try with the installed version of npp.

Cheers
Claudia

George Marshall

I tried the zipped version, no difference.
But, inspired by that I dea, I completely uninstalled the application using control panel, and re-installed 6.9.1 using the normal installer file.

Works great, so perhaps something in my registry got hosed.

Thanks for all the suggestion.

Mark Kentwell

Thanks George, the re-installation option worked for me too! Now if they could fix the memory-leak (or similar) when you scroll too fast this would be brilliant!

Guillermo Lubary

Yes, uninstall and reinstall worked for me too. It’s pretty fast.

hugh jackman

no need to uninstall and then reinstall
Find in files tab , check/select In all sub-folders

pinchies

While @hugh-jackman 's suggestion is also good advice for common PEBCAK sufferers, in this case I had the same problem and that did not work for me.

Fortunately, thanks to some sneaky comparison with WinMerge.exe I found the cause:

In ~/Appdata/Roaming/Notepad++/config.xml

Change the bottomHeight value from 0 to 200 and you’ll get the file search results back :-)

P.S would like to see a future collab between Notepad++ & WinMerge…

FYI There’s also a typo in the config file
useCustumDir=“no”

Notepad++ v7.6.3 (64-bit)
Build time : Jan 27 2019 - 17:16:47
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 10 (64-bit)
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll

PeterJones

@pinchies,

There is a plugin for Notepad++ called the Compare plugin (v2.0.0 is available thru the Plugins > Plugins Admin interface in your Notepad++ v7.6.3). Not having used WinMerge, I don’t know the ins-and-outs of WinMerge’s feature set; however, the Compare plugin will highlight differences, allow you to jump between them, and you can easily copy data from one to the other, so it has a lot of similar features to other comparison tools, like gvimdiff, TortoiseSVN’s Diff, and presumably WinMerge. If you want file-comparison features inside the Notepad++ environment, that’s what I’d recommend.

Bob Boisvert

I get the same behaviour, last two weeks

PeterJones

@Bob-Boisvert said:

I get the same behaviour, last two weeks

I assume you mean the same behavior as that described 3 years ago: am I right? If so, what version are you using? Are you using the ancient version mentioned then? Or a more recent? You can use the ? menu, Debug Info > Copy debug info into clipboard and paste it in your reply.

Are your actual symptoms identical to those described 3 years ago, or just vaguely similar? Please describe exactly what goes wrong with you, in a way that we can try to replicate.

Did you try the steps mentioned above (ie, uninstall and reinstall)? Did it work for you? If not, what else have you tried?

TL;DR:

If you want help, you need to give more information. The things I asked above will help us help you, otherwise the best answer we can give is “you’re likely doing something wrong, because it works for us.”

Alan Kilborn

@Bob-Boisvert said:

same behaviour, last two weeks

If you haven’t switched N++ versions in this time period, or maybe even if you have, I have wagering money that you have one of the find option checkboxes checked that you never had before you began having trouble.

But an EIGHT word description of your problem isn’t going to get you much.

Nick Kat

same thing has just happened.
I’ve never updated the notepad++ since the original installation.
In just few hours FileSearch just stopped working. Reopening doesn’t help, didn’t try laptop restarting yet
Here’s debug info
Notepad++ v7.7.1 (32-bit)
Build time : Jun 16 2019 - 21:14:50
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NPPJSONViewer.dll

Alan Kilborn

@Nick-Kat said in Find in Files not working:

In just few hours FileSearch just stopped working.

You’re going to have to say more about what you mean by “stopped working”

Greg gilchrist

Had the same issue. Started about 2 weeks ago.

Cause: Config file “DockingManager” BottomHeight is set to “0”. and should be “200”

I tried updating it and restarting but the change would get reverted automatically.

I Was able to get it working doing the following:

Go to ~/Appdata/Roaming/Notepad++
2, Rename the Config file to Config.old
Restart Notepadd++
The Config file will be recreated an Search will start working.

Hope this helps.

Jose Rosas

I fixed the issue just picking the edge of the lower pane and dragging it up. This is the same changing the bottomHeight value from 0 to anything.

Kyryll Yevseiev

hi guys.
search in files doesn’t work for me.
I reinstalled Notepad++ and updated it, restarted the Windows search service, and reindexed files… do you have any ideas how I can search in files?

please see screen record video with notepad version and search process in my google drive (delete space after drive as I can’t post links as this is my first post here)

drive .google.com/file/d/1RAfW59KxnWibijOXjxrm0Uzg5KrpCPHd/view?usp=drive_link

PeterJones

@Kyryll-Yevseiev ,

You’re going to find that very few people are willing to click on a random google drive link in a forum like this. Do you realize how easy it would be to just put a virus at the other end of such a link? Given the number of first-time posters who are actually spammers, that’s way too big of a threat.

If you are really here for help, you will try to actually describe your problem – pasting Debug Info, giving the exact set of circumstances and events that lead to your problem, and a description of what doesn’t work (just saying “search in files doesn’t work for me” is meaningless) – so that we can safely understand what your problem is. If you haven’t come back with details within 24 hours, I will use moderator powers to delete your link, because I don’t want people to re-linkify your text and find out the hard way that it actually was a nefarious link. And if you do come back, and prove yourself to be genuinely looking for help, I will upvote your post to give you some reputation for the future.

Kyryll Yevseiev

@PeterJones said in Find in Files not working:

You’re going to find that very few people are willing to click on a random google drive link in a forum like this. Do you realize how easy it would be to just put a virus at the other end of such a link? Given the number of first-time posters who are actually spammers, that’s way too big of a threat.

Hi. I’m sure it’s impossible to insert a virus in a video file played via Google Player from google drive. really. if you don’t think so, then, send me please the link with a virus. just to check

Kyryll Yevseiev

@PeterJones said in Find in Files not working:

If you are really here for help,

I believe, you typed your answer longer than my screen record with a problem

PeterJones

@Kyryll-Yevseiev ,

There is nothing about that URL that proves it is a video file, other than your say-so. Any such link can download an exe file or zip file or msi file, all of which can contain viruses.

Clicking random links on the internet is foolish. Anyone who says otherwise needs to learn about internet safety (or stop being nefarious).

Since you chose to argue about linking practices rather than provide actual debug data, I am going to assume you don’t actually want help. Because if you wanted help, you would provide useful information rather than fighting about links.

It’s your choice, if you want help, tell us about your problem.

(And, BTW, even if I thought it was a good idea to click on your link and I was willing to – which I am not, especially now that you’ve argued with me – I wouldn’t be able to, because my daytime IT department blocks all google drive links.)

I believe, you typed your answer longer than my screen record with a problem

Yep, because I actually put effort into both my questions and my answers in internet forums, and don’t expect that people will click on random links that may or may not contain what is claimed.

All you have to do is describe your problem in words and maybe screenshots, and I’ll try to help you (and if I cannot, someone else likely will). But right now, it is physically impossible for me to help you, because I have no clue what your problem is.

Again, it’s up to you what happens next. Good luck.

Kyryll Yevseiev

@PeterJones said in Find in Files not working:

There is nothing about that URL that proves it is a video file, other than your say-so. Any such link can download an exe file or zip file or msi file, all of which can contain viruses

Ок, try to send me link to google drive with downloadable exe with a virus and I’ll give you $100 )))) man, I appreciate your Christian morale, but don’t spam me. ok? thanks. i have no ideas how i may describe my problem better than I’ve already done.

2 all: the debug info is in the video, but I can duplicate it as well here.

Notepad++ v8.6.8 (32-bit)
Build time : Jun 4 2024 - 00:29:00
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : “D:\ultima creative\projects\1.txt”
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
Periodic Backup : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 22H2
OS Build : 19045.4529
Current ANSI codepage : 1251
Plugins :
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.6)
NppExport (0.4)