the filter should be changed to a real search function. imo. ....or get the add on talis pointed out.

Interesting ideas. I think that all filtering should start with the files and folders currently displayed in the Browser panel and work downwards - so the full path name would not be considered. I may wish to search the current folder only or go down into sub-folders too. So a check box for sub-folders would be used. I may wish to filter based on the file names only or on the sub-folder names too. So another check box for sub-folder path names would be used. In my example: "perc" would find 2 files "nga" would find 5 files Now lets say there was a sub-folder named "Bells" with 6 files in it: bell_01.wav bigben.wav bigbenbell.wav gongA.wav gongB.wav gong.allen.wav And another sub-folder named "house" with 3 files in it: frontdoorbell.wav backdroobell.wav dingdong.wav Filtering for "bell" would give these results [ ] Sub-folders, [ ] Sub-folder path names finds 1 file, [x] Sub-folders, [ ] Sub-folder path names finds 5 files, [ ] Sub-folders, [x] Sub-folder path names finds 7 files, [x] Sub-folders, [x] Sub-folder path names finds 9 files, (cowbellA, the 6 in the "bells" folder and the 2 doorbells). I think that this is what Tallisman put forward :), as long as it works from the currently-displayed folder downwards. Does that make sense?

Just an update- this is working fine for me. :)

Nice bump! I'm sure it's somewhere on a mile long to do list, but seeing how much progression has already taken place, I have complete faith in these guys. I'd be surprised if the Media Explorer wasn't revisited sometime before v4 final, and its not like file searching is remotely complicated... ;) ...Recently having switched to Windows 7 with its countless 'File Details', I hope the search supports that, (for those who've already tagged everything by tempo and key). (For my fellow Media Explorer's, check the thread in my signature and contribute any other idea's you have!)