How to search only one folder in Finder

What about trying to use Find Any File (which used to be free, it might still be free). It allows you to specify the name of the folder to search and limit the depth of subfolders to search:

Have you already tried this:

If you go into Finder > Settings, Advanced button, at the bottom of that window under

"When performing a search", change setting to "Search the current folder"

As already noted, Finder search recurs through subfolders, and there is no way that I know of to prevent that.

You can certainly add more parameters to narrow the search.

As to the search reporting stuff that is not there, I have not experienced it. And as far as I can see, there is nothing in your screenshot documenting such an error. The selected file in the first screenshot does not seem to occur in the second one (note: I am not saying you did not see it, just that the example provided does not document such an occurrence).

EDIT - if limiting folder depth is a must, then steve626's recommendation is great!

Randall_2023 wrote:

Have you already tried this:

If you go into Finder > Settings, Advanced button, at the bottom of that window under

"When performing a search", change setting to "Search the current folder"

Yes, it is mentioned in his original post. Also, it will not limit the search to that one folder.

How to search only one folder in Finder

You'd have to use some other search tool. I don't know which one.

Hmmmm....thanks, I missed that part.