How to search for file names in Visual Studio?

Question

In Eclipse you can search for a file in the project by pressing CTRL-SHIFT-R.

Is there a way to do this in Visual Studio?

user_893079 · Answer

The best option now is to install Microsoft Visual Studio add on called Productivity Power Tools (VS 2010 version, VS 2013 version).

With this comes "Solution Navigator" (alternative to Solution Explorer, with a lot of benefits).

search solution navigator

BTW, this feature is built-in into Visual Studio 2012.

user_9378570 · Answer

Easily hit CTRL+SHIFT+T . This will look in the files' names.

user_9322814 · Answer

CTRL + P this searches for the file name your direct answer.

user_1752988 · Answer

Visual Studio for Mac 2017 7.x.x

To search by File name:

To search by Type name:

Your keyboard focus might have been gone to following Right side Top corner of the Visual Studio Window:

user_11680070 · Answer

You can press ctrl+t to get a editor Get to all , in which you can type the file name to navigate to that specific file.

user_1279361 · Answer

Is too simple by using the Windows Explorer search inside the project folder. Done.

user_978369 · Answer

With Visual Studio 2017 Community edition on mac, the shortcut is:

To see these commands, navigate to the top menu: Search > Go To

user_4036390 · Answer

Visual Studio 2019:

Menu -> Preferences -> Key Bindings -> Navigate To...