Feature Request: Find in Files > In all Subfolders > [nn] levels deep only
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When having a deep file structure but you want to look for contents in files only limited number of folders deep – in certain cases it would greatly speed up the search. Also, such functionality is not common; NPP would stand out!
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As mentioned in the Please Read This Before Posting pinned to the top of the General Discussion section, just below the “NEW TOPIC” button you clicked:
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In the spirit of that post, my opinion is that it’s not a critical feature; personally when searching files, I usually either want just one directory (which you can do), or the whole recursive structure (which you can do); I cannot think of a time when I’ve only wanted to go to this directory and n below it. But I’m not the deciding vote on whether something gets implemented.
