Search Files and Folders

Box has robust search functionality to help you locate your files without browsing through all of your folders.

If you have Box Drive installed you can access the search by pressing Ctrl + Option + Cmd + Space on a Mac or Ctrl + Alt + Shift + B on a PC.

The also includes full text search in order to help you locate specific documents that contain specific search terms. Box stores up to 10,000 full text characters per document depending on the keywords within the file.

Complete documentation is available for Search.

Search Terms and Capabilities

Box supports search capabilities such as exact match, boolean search, and wildcard search.

Read more at Search Terms and Capabilities in Box.

Browser not supported