# filemanager findfiles doesnt find anything

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/filemanager-findfiles-doesnt-find-anything/2282>\
**Category:** Autopsy Development\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/filemanager-findfiles-doesnt-find-anything/2282 "2020-11-09T19:32:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![KH123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@KH123](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/KH123)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/filemanager-findfiles-doesnt-find-anything/2282/1 "2020-11-09T19:32:01Z")

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files = fileManager.findFiles(dataSource, val2, path)

val2 = ‘%’  
path = Users\(User)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\

I tried different paths too Users\%%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent  
and also C:\Users(User)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\

nthg found. Although in autopsy there is when I go to /img\_PhysicalDrive0/vol\_vol3/Users/(User)/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Recent/File.py

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**Author:** ![KH123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@KH123](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/KH123)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/filemanager-findfiles-doesnt-find-anything/2282/2 "2020-11-15T00:53:11Z")

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Here is image about it [https://ibb.co/L15PBdR](https://ibb.co/L15PBdR)

files = fileManager.findFiles(dataSource, ‘%’,’\Users(User)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent’)

not working.

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**Author:** ![apriestman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/apriestman/32/24_2.png) [@apriestman](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/apriestman)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/filemanager-findfiles-doesnt-find-anything/2282/3 "2020-11-15T02:28:02Z")

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Suggestions:

- Put a ‘%’ in front of your path or a leading slash
- Make sure you’re using forward slashes

So try “%Users/(User)/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Recent/” or “/Users/(User)/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Recent/”

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**Author:** ![KH123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@KH123](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/KH123)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/filemanager-findfiles-doesnt-find-anything/2282/4 "2020-11-16T03:50:35Z")

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that is true, thanks apriestman.