Things You'll Need

Instructions

1

Type "cd\", without the quotation marks, into the command prompt and strike the Enter key. This will put the user in the root directory of the computer, the C:\ directory.
2

Type "dir [filename] /s" into the command prompt. Type this without quotation marks, and replace [filename] with the name of the file you are trying to find. This will search your computer for the file and present you with its exact directory.
3

Type "*.[extension]" into the command prompt. Type this without quotation marks, and replace [extension] with the file extension of the file you are trying to find. This is for users who do not know the name of the file but know what kind of file it is. This will bring up a list of all files with that extension on your computer.
4

Type "[name].[extension]", without parenthesis, into the command prompt. If you only know part of a file name, replace [name] with the part of the name you know and [extension] with the file extension. This will search your computer for any files matching that criteria and present you with a list.