How to Search Files by Size in File Explorer on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to search files by size in File Explorer on Windows 10. File Explorer has a built-in search feature that is very good at what it does. Using the search bar here is how to filter files by size in Windows File Explorer.

File Explorer in Windows has several different filters that can be used to better search and find the files you are looking for. By using these special filters, you can find files that are equal to, larger than, or smaller than the file size. As you can guess, this approach is especially useful for finding large files in your system.

So, now, let’s see how to search files by size in File Explorer on Windows 10.
 

 

How to Search Files by Size in File Explorer on Windows 10

The File Explorer has simple predefined size filters. They are as follows:

• Empty – 0 KB files (empty files)
• Tiny – between 0 KB and 16 KB
• Small – between 16 KB and 1 MB
• Medium – between 1 MB and 128 MB
• Large – between 128 MB and 1 GB
• Huge – between 1 GB and 4 GB
• Gigantic – over 4 GB.

So, if you want to search for files larger than 1 GB, just type size: huge in the search bar and press Enter. File Explorer will filter the files and list all files larger than 1 GB.
 

 

 

How to Search Files greater or less than a specific size

If the predefined size names are not useful to you, you can enter the file size directly.

To filter files larger than the specified size:

size: > 300MB

To filter files smaller than the specified size:

size: < 300MB

 

How to Search Files of the exact size

If you want to find a specific file size, you can use the filter below. Of course, replace 293MB with the file size of your choice.

size: 293MB

 

How to Search Files between a specific size

In the same way, you can search for files of a specific size.

For example, you may want to find all files between 2GB and 3GB. In these situations, you combine several operators. The filter will look like this.

size: > 2GB AND < 3GB

 
That’s All!