I’ve been using Notepad++'s Find in Files feature for a number of years on various versions of Windows and Notepad++. On one of my Windows 10 desktops the Find in Files function fails to return results in certain file types in certain folders. For example, it finds terms in a .pdf, .doc or .odt in one directory, but doesn’t return results in other files of the same type in another directory.

I’m sure you’re thinking I should check and uncheck various options in the Find in Files window, but I’m familiar with these and have eliminated them as a factor. I’ve also tried different file type settings, specifying ., *.doc, *.odt, etc). With the same settings, Notepad++ finds the file content on one device (running Windows 7) but not on the other (running Windows 10).

I can go into further detail and give an example, but before I do, can anyone tell me whether there are any other settings within Notepad++ or Windows that might affect the program’s ability to find and return results in certain file types or directories?