Gnome - dolphin cant search files

[KDen]

Try SpaceFM It is lightweight GTK based with file search built in.

**Edit, I guess the find as you type function is for the current folder. The file search is a popup window.
Maybe Konqueror or Krusader?

[KDen]

Maybe this will help get the search working for Dolphin as well.
https://www.ryananddebi.com/2015/07/13/linux-getting-find-working-in-dolphin-on-kde-linux-mint-and-kubuntu/

[Kresimir]

Have you considered fd? It’s the best way to search for files, in my opinion.

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