mattatl
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Mac OS X

Q: mac search for file type

I am trying to find mp3 and mp4 on my external hd.

 

I tried to follow these methods here.

 

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/602/how-can-i-search-a-specific-type-of -file-in-mac

 

This did not work

 

    kind: mp3

    kind: mp4

 

This was the only method that would seem to work.

 

    find / -iname '*mp4' 2>/dev/null

    find / -iname '*mp3' 2>/dev/null

 

 

I am using el capitan. After I click the other button the File Extension option does not seem to exist anymore.

 

    Start a search with Command+F.

    Click on the '+' icon on the far side of the taskbar

    Select the type from the 'kind' pull-down menu. Select 'other' and then find 'File extension'

 

I don't see show all or file extension anywhere.

 

 

    Open a Find Window (cmd-f) or do a spotlight search and select "show all"

    Hit the little "+" icon (to the right of the 'save' button)

    Select File Type as a search criteria and select the correct one.

    Rerun the search.

 

 

This didn't seem to do anything.

 

    .mp3

    .mp4

iPhone 5

Posted on Mar 29, 2016 11:05 PM

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