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File Explorer

Search for a file or folder

F3

Windows Desktop app Windows 11 File Explorer

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Pressing F3 will search for a file or folder. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: File Explorer

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows - Microsoft Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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Edit the current folder path F4
Refresh the window F5
Cycle through the parts of the window F6
Maximize or restore the window F11
Scroll to the top of the window Home
Collapse the selected folder Left arrow
Expand the selected folder Right arrow
Delete an item without using the Recycle Bin Shift + Delete

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