How to Use Finder for File Searches - Help!

[dmw16]

I'm not sure if it's just me, but I suck at using finder. I typically use quicksilver for finding applications and such, but in I'm in a situation where I need to find a bunch of files.

For some reason when I imported my iTunes library from my old computer it duplicated pretty much every song and created a copy ending in " 1.mp3". In windows finding all of the files at once would be a trivial task as would deleting them.

However I can't figure out how to make finder find them all so I can delete them enmass. Any help?

Thanks,
Doug

 

[dmw16]

Nevermind, I think I've got it figured out. I was using *1.mp3 instead of quotes.

 

[MotionMan]

I'm not sure if it's just me, but I suck at using finder. I typically use quicksilver for finding applications and such, but in I'm in a situation where I need to find a bunch of files.

For some reason when I imported my iTunes library from my old computer it duplicated pretty much every song and created a copy ending in " 1.mp3". In windows finding all of the files at once would be a trivial task as would deleting them.

However I can't figure out how to make finder find them all so I can delete them enmass. Any help?

Thanks,
Doug

You mean a Spotlight search for "1.mp3" does not work?

MotionMan

 

[dmw16]

I was using whichever search is in the top right of the finder windows. It's actually amazing to think that I've been using a mac for years now and still some basic stuff eludes me.

I found them all using quotes, the *1.mp3 search didn't work tho.

 

[MotionMan]

I was using whichever search is in the top right of the finder windows. It's actually amazing to think that I've been using a mac for years now and still some basic stuff eludes me.

That is Spotlight. It says Spotlight when you click on it. 😵

I found them all using quotes, the *1.mp3 search didn't work tho.

Did you try it without the *?

MotionMan

 

[Kadarin]

This sounds like something more easily done from the command line, tbh.