I want to find a document which I typed, then printed out, in Google Drive about 4 years ago. I have gone to Drive>Google Docs and the page is blank. I know that the document is there somewhere because I saw it in a list a few days ago, but I don't know where I saw it. I find Google Drive so frustrating. Whenever I try to find something it never seems to be where I expect it to be, then when I'm looking for something else it will appear. Could somebody point me in the right direction, please. Regards, thoengthaied.

When I open drive the first thing I see is a search box.  It works every time to find documents/files by name or content.

Have you even tried the Search function that is readily available there? 

I have tried the search function but unfortunately I don't know what to search for. I didn't give my document a title. I assumed (obviously wrongly) that I would easily find it again in My documents or in the folder where I type letters for printing then sending. How wrong I was!!!

What about date/latest

Just now, Hummin said:

What about date/latest

???  I really don't know the date I typed it. As I say, it was about 4 years ago.

10 minutes ago, thoengthaied said:

I have tried the search function but unfortunately I don't know what to search for. I didn't give my document a title. I assumed (obviously wrongly) that I would easily find it again in My documents or in the folder where I type letters for printing then sending. How wrong I was!!!

Do you find this in search option? Of course in your language

9 minutes ago, thoengthaied said:

I have tried the search function but unfortunately I don't know what to search for. I didn't give my document a title. I assumed (obviously wrongly) that I would easily find it again in My documents or in the folder where I type letters for printing then sending. How wrong I was!!!

Just search for a word that was typed in the document that is unique to it.

55 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Do you find this in search option? Of course in your language

No. I have tried inputting several words which I probably  typed in the text but without success.

Are you sure you are using the same email address as that which you used when you first created the document? I have multiple gmail accounts and naturally a document stored on Google Drive under one email will not show up in Google Drive under another email.

Next time name your document and add a date in the name. Like:

20220301 i want to use this file in 4 years time

16 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Next time name your document and add a date in the name. Like:

20220301 i want to use this file in 4 years time

Very handy tip if you happen to know *exactly* when you're going to want to see it again ????

 

I don't really understand the OP saying he didn't give it a name?? I don't use Google docs but I'd be very surprised if they allow you to save a document with no name at all. 

1 minute ago, JayClay said:

Very handy tip if you happen to know *exactly* when you're going to want to see it again ????

 

I don't really understand the OP saying he didn't give it a name?? I don't use Google docs but I'd be very surprised if they allow you to save a document with no name at all. 

You are handed automatic name and doesn't look like any logic based on date or anything. 

3 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Very handy tip if you happen to know *exactly* when you're going to want to see it again ????

 

I don't really understand the OP saying he didn't give it a name?? I don't use Google docs but I'd be very surprised if they allow you to save a document with no name at all. 

It saves it as "Untitled document" or "Untitled spreadsheet", etc.

I just searched for "untitled" and got 5 files listed!  ????

 

And is  one correct?

2 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

And is  one correct?

I'm not the OP, but those documents are a few years old and not important.

2 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

I'm not the OP, but those documents are a few years old and not important.

He said it was 4 years old

Thanks so far everyone. I have searched for "untitled" without success. I'll give up for now then when I'm least expecting it the document I'm searching for will just appear out of the ether. Google Drive needs a complete re-think in my opinion.

3 hours ago, JayClay said:

 

Have you upgraded your app? 

 

If not, try and maybe you find the same search bar with your folders

18 hours ago, thoengthaied said:

about 4 years ago.

Use the web/browser interface while logged into the proper gmail account

 

Go to Drive via the icon or https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive

 

Go to the search bar, toggle the three slider bars

 

Search Date Modified, Custom, enter Between dates from ~ three - five years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

22 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Use the web/browser interface while logged into the proper gmail account

 

Go to Drive via the icon or https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive

 

Go to the search bar, toggle the three slider bars

 

Search Date Modified, Custom, enter Between dates from ~ three - five years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, mtls2005. I tried that but the search didn't find what I wanted it to find.