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iPadOS / iOS 13 - Files App - search in folder & search result filters

In the new iPadOS Files App, if I am in a sub folder of my iCloud Drive, and I go to the search and start to type. When you start a new bar pops up and lists three options Recents | iCloud Drive | [folder name]. I am *presuming* that Apple has provided a way to filter results into these three places. So I think I should be able to type in a search term, and then tap on one of the three areas, and the results should differ per area (provided there are files in those areas). However, even if I have a folder with four items in it, and search for one of those items and select the “folder name” option, the results are zero files (even though I can see the file in the folder).


Example images below: you can see the three result areas, and if I type in “Disc” I *should* have two files filtered into the folder called “Bianchi AllRoad 2016-17.” In fact, though, I get “No Results” as per the 2nd image, but if I select either Recents or iCloud Drive, I get 62 Results (3rd image).


So the specific question: are these three areas supposed to filter results, and if so, any suggestions as to why in every folder I have tried on every file I’ve tried do I get “No Results” I’m the sub folder I happen to be in?






iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 2:31 PM

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Oct 14, 2019 4:35 PM in response to QuickPost

Hi thanks for your reply. I did go to some length to try to be clear and provided images so people could see that what your suggesting should happen is not actually happening. I’m not sure how else to say it but: if I search in the search bar for a file I know is there, and then select the folder for current directory, I *always* get a notice saying “no results.” That’s the problem.

iPadOS / iOS 13 - Files App - search in folder & search result filters

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