Find folders containing multiple specified file types

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BradJ
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Find folders containing multiple specified file types

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Hi All,

I need to find folders that contain only multiple files of specified types.

I want to keep folders just containing *.mkv as is.
Some folders may also contain a .avi file and/or a .mp4 file.

So I want to do a search that returns a list of all folders that contain a .mkv file but also contain a .avi and/or a .mp4 file.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance.
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I am not clear what you're trying to do, are you looking for folders with video content or are you looking for folders with possibly duplicate video movies? You can use the CONTENTS [S] column and provide a custom filter as explained here
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Re: Find folders containing multiple specified file types

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Searching via BOOLEAN:

{Includes [*.mkv AND (*.AVI OR *.MP4)]}

Is what he wants. I've never really though t about it, but I suspect there is a way to accomplish this in X², as you've got a ton of backend into this program, Nikos.

Is there a way to do nested BOOLEAN searches such as that?
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such kind of smart booleans are only available through the programmable column
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