Searching in Box

Introduction

Box can help you find items by searching the names, contents, and data of your files and folders using terms that you provide. Searching is possible on the Box website as well as through Box Drive. When searching on the Box website, you can also filter your search results to be more specific.

Searching on the Box Website

In the tufts.box.com home screen, click on the search bar.
Type in the terms that you would like to search by. As you type, Box will start to suggest files/folders. If you see what you are looking for, click on it. Or click "Search folders and files" to go to the complete search results page.
On the search results page, click on a result to go to it. There are helpful filters along the top of the page that are great for getting more specific with your search.
If necessary, click All Filters to the top of the page to open a panel on the right with more filtering options. From here, you can filter by type of content, owner, location, and more!

Searching from Box Drive

The search feature for Box Drive is separate from your computer’s file search feature. Searching for files in your computer’s file manager will NOT return results from Box.

1. Click on the Box Drive icon in the menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Windows). A search window will appear.

2. Type in your search terms. Results will show up in real time.

3. Double click on the file you’d like to open.