How to filter files by kind, size or date modified in Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer, and click on the search bar. The Search Tools will appear. All the available filters can be found in the Refine section, with Date Modified, Kind, and Sizereadily visible. The other filters are contained within Other properties. You can have multiple filters at the same time. Just click to add another.


2. When you click on one of the filter options in the ribbon, you will be given an list of filter options for that property. For instance, when you click on Size, you will be able to select from a list of file-size ranges. When you filter by Date Modified, you will be given a calendar. Your filter choices will be shown in the search bar.

3. You can manually edit your search query by typing directly into the search bar. In fact, you have to type in text if you are filtering by name. If you are manually entering multiple filters, put a space between search items to separate them.