How to search for folders that do NOT contain a particular file?

Question

I want to find folders that do NOT have a specific file. For example, given the following file structure:

X:\Foods\
X:\Foods\Carrots\
X:\Foods\Carrots\Nutrition.txt
X:\Foods\Carrots\Recipes.txt
X:\Foods\Apples\
X:\Foods\Apples\Recipes.txt
X:\Foods\Brownies\
X:\Foods\Brownies\Nutrition.txt

I want to find any folders that don't have a "nutrition.txt" file. Give the example, the search would return:
X:\Foods\Apples

I expect this is easy, and I'm having a user-head-space error, so thanks for your patience with the question.

Answer 1

It's actually a little harder than you might initially think. You need to search for all folders and use a script to filter out folders with your specific name. Fortunately the script is already included with the standard FileLocator Pro installation:

C:\Program Files\Mythicsoft\FileLocator Pro\Sample Scripts\folder_doesnot_contain.js

Step-by-step

• Limit the search to only folders:

• Specify the installed script folder_doesnot_contain.js along with the text to check for:

• Start the search

You should find that folders containing a file with the specified name are now excluded.

Comments

Thanks! Your instructions are clear and, most import, they worked. Plus, you taught me a new feature of FilePro. I don't know the protocol for awarding reputation points. Let me know if 10 points are too few for an answer that works and will save me many headaches in future.