Turning on Flat View, or exporting the file list to a text file, will be similar to the first search since they also require all the directory listings be read.
#HOW TO EXPORT DIRECTORY LIST TO TEXT FILE WINDOWS#
If the searches are by filename/path then only the first search (after some time since any previous ones) is usually slow, since Windows caches recently read directory listings in spare memory and re-reading them for a second search is usually nearly instant. You can then lock the Lister and use the Filter Bar to find the files you want.
Skipping folders that don't match * Snowdonia. That search should find all files in Snowdonia folders. In the Advanced Search the Subfolder filter will help by skipping folders that you are not interested in, speeding up the search. The search could be location = *Snowdonia*, but that will still scan all of Z: could be slow again. Another solution might be to first use search to find all the files in the Snowdonia folders then again use the Filter Bar to find your specific files. Ideally you don't want to read all of Z: though. It can help to lock the Tab once its in Flat View so you don't accidental navigate away. Filtering is done in memory so it is very fast, and you can find a few files quickly. Once its done reading all the sub folders you can use the Filter Bar (press *) to find the files you want.
This will take a bit depending on how big the folder is. One solution might be to go to enter Flat View.
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