# How to search for indexed vs. imported files

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**Category:** Tips\
**Created:** [January 23, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-search-for-indexed-vs-imported-files/61176 "2021-01-23T18:16:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-search-for-indexed-vs-imported-files/61176/1 "2021-01-23T18:16:54Z")

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In a search is a there a way to separate the imported and the indexed files?

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**Author:** ![pete31](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@pete31](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pete31)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-search-for-indexed-vs-imported-files/61176/2 "2021-01-23T18:21:00Z")

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Use `item:!indexed` and `item:indexed`.

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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-search-for-indexed-vs-imported-files/61176/3 "2021-01-23T18:21:28Z")

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thanks!