Subj : Bluetooth To Ethernet
To   : Ed Vance
From : Barry Martin
Date : Wed Apr 22 2026 07:35:00


Hi Ed!

 EV> Occasionally I make backups to a HDD.

I've found it better for me to automate the backup.  I tend to suffer 
from 'but first': but first I have to do this, but first I need to do 
that... and mundane stuff gets left behind.


 EV> More often, at the C:\ prompt I type
 EV> dir /s/-p >> [path and filename of a .FXT file] so later when I
 EV> want to
 EV> see/find a file I open the text file and search for a word in
 EV> that filename I
 EV> wondering where it is.

Makes sense!  ...No search command spanning subdirectories?
(Linux/Ubuntu:)   find  /  -type f  -iname {all or part of filename]
2>/dev/null
           
Meaning: find
         stating at the root directory (can start at a subdir)
         whatcha looking for?  f = file, d = directory
         iname is case insensitive; name would be case sensitive (House,
                house and HOUSE are different per Linux rules)
         2>/dev/null   redirects the visual trash to the 'null device' 
                for a cleaner display
                
Seems should be something similar in Windows.  ...Though I will admit to
outputting my find results to a text file just because it makes sense: 
see patterns easier, etc.


 EV> I have learned is easier to search through a TXT file since doing
 EV> that shows the complete path to every file on the HDD .

Yup! :)   I'm sort a proponent of not everyone learns/understands the 
same so a technique which works for one person may not work for another.

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