The global search bar sits at the top of every view in Family Folder. Start typing and matching files and folders appear instantly — no page reload, no waiting. Search works across file names, folder names, and the names of the people who uploaded them, so you can find what you need however you remember it.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.familyfolder.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Using the search bar
Click the search bar at the top of the screen and start typing. Results appear in a dropdown as you type. You can:- Click a folder result to navigate directly into that folder.
- Click a file result to open it in the inline preview.
- Press Enter or click See all results to open the full results page for your query.
Filtering results
Click the sliders icon on the right side of the search bar to reveal the filter chips. Three filters are available:File type
File type
Narrow results to a specific kind of file:
| Option | Matches |
|---|---|
| All | Everything (default) |
| PDFs | PDF files |
| Documents | Word documents, spreadsheets, text files, and similar |
| Images | JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and other image formats |
| Videos | MP4, MOV, and other video formats |
| Audio | MP3, WAV, and other audio formats |
| Other | Any file type not listed above |
Family member
Family member
Filter results to files uploaded by a specific family member. Select Anyone (the default) to see results from all members, or choose a person’s name to see only their uploads.
Date updated
Date updated
Limit results to files updated within a time window:
| Option | Matches |
|---|---|
| Any time | All files, regardless of when they were last updated (default) |
| Today | Updated in the last 24 hours |
| Last 7 days | Updated in the last 7 days |
| Last 30 days | Updated in the last 30 days |
| This year | Updated in the current calendar year |
Privacy and search results
Search only shows you files and folders you have permission to see — files you own, or files in shared folders you have been given access to. It is not possible to discover files belonging to another family member unless they have explicitly shared them with you.Search also includes items in your Bin in the full results view, shown in a separate section so deleted files don’t get mixed up with active ones. Bin results follow the same privacy rules.
How results are ranked
Results are scored by how closely the name matches your query:- Exact match on the file or folder name — ranked highest
- Name starts with your query
- A word in the name starts with your query
- Name contains your query anywhere
- Folder name or uploader name partially matches — used as a tiebreaker when the file name itself doesn’t match