Windows 8: How to Search for Large Files

This article will start with basic instructions and then add more information and clarification if/when the community needs it.

How to search for large files in Windows 8

In the search bar (for power users):

1. Open File Explorer (formerly called Windows Explorer).
2. In the search bar on the right, type "size:"
   1. A drop-down menu appears with various size options: Empty, Tiny, Small, Medium, Large, Huge, and Gigantic (with bytes sizes next to each word)
3. Click on the one you want, or just type out the phrase, such as "size:gigantic".
   1. You get a list of files in that size.

As an alternative, you can use the ribbon menu:

1. Open File Explorer (formerly called Windows Explorer).
2. Click in the Search bar.
   1. The Search tab opens in your ribbon menu.
3. Click the Search tab to see the ribbon (unless it's already pinned open).
4. Click an option in the Size dropdown in the Refine area.
   1. The text appears in the search box.
   2. I think they have the text appear in order to teach you that you can just type it next time.