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Is it me, or does Linux Mint have terrible file search? (reddthat.com)
submitted 3 days ago by QuantumTickler@reddthat.com to c/linux@programming.dev
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I search for files, and it never seems to find them. Plus it only does one drive at a time, and not just searches my external drives. Any suggestions?

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[-] ken@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

du

show them ncdu next time

[-] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

ncdu

that's fine if wanting a tui, like for its intended purpose, rather than something grepable/awkable/sortable/cutable/headable/tailable/etc. like better suited to file search

this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
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