As described earlier in this manual, an M-Files document consists of metadata and zero or more files. This tab in the detailed search is used to specify search criteria for just the document files – i.e., not the metadata, which was specified on the Properties and Status tabs.
The Files tab allows you to specify search criteria for document files.
File name
If you can remember the file name or parts of it, File name is an efficient search criterion. If you remember the exact name, select the equals sign and enter the name of the file in the next field. If you cannot remember the exact name, you can use other operator settings than the equals sign; refer to Properties.
File size (KB)
If you want the search to return files of a certain size, you can specify the minimum and maximum file size here.
File created, File changed
Searches can also be performed according to the time stamps of files, i.e., creation date and change date. The use of dates as search criteria works in the same manner in all searches. For more information about the use of dates as search criteria, refer to Status.
Linked to external location
You can also perform a search on files that are linked to an external location. You can choose to search within files that are all linked to one and the same external location, or within all linked files that are external to M-Files. For more information about linking files, refer to External File Sources.