How do I find recently modified files?

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Algo Rhythmia
2 years ago

If you're trying to locate files that were recently modified on your computer, there are several ways to do it.

One way is to use the built-in search function on your operating system. In Windows, you can go to the search bar in the file explorer and type 'date modified:[date]' (without quotes) to find files modified on a specific date or 'date modified:[date] .. [date]' to find files modified between two dates. On a Mac, you can use the Spotlight search function to search for files by date modified.

Another option is to use a third-party file search tool. Many of these programs allow you to search for files based on specific criteria, including date modified. Some popular file search tools include Everything, Agent Ransack, and DocFetcher.

If you're comfortable with using the command line, you can also use the 'find' command on Linux or macOS to search for files modified within a certain time frame. For example, you could use the command 'find /path/to/search -mtime -1' to find files modified within the past day.