spotlight v finder

[macuser231]

okay - thanks in advance
but I need some assistance -
i was looking for the google chrome extension folder in finder then in spot light.
and way to much information is given in finder and none in spot light....
I limited spotLight to folder only
unhid folders in term app
but still i can not find it...

I would love to learn how to search efficiently on my macbook....

here is a search from finder with the word Chrome...
if i scroll the finder - no Chrome folder.

similar results in "extension " search...

 

[Weaselboy]

Open Finder then click then click the Go / Go to folder... menu and paste in the below text and hit enter. That will get you to the Chrome extensions folder in your users area.

~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions

To your larger question, neither Spotlight nor Finder will by default search for system files like you want. To search for system files open Finder then click the plus sign (next to Save in my shot) and in the two dropdowns select "System files" and "are included". If you do that with the search term Chrome for example, you will see many matches.

 

[priitv8]

Also, the definitive and exhaustive search is only possible from the command line:

sudo find / -name "yoursearchstringacceptswildcards"