Search Entries

The search function (CTRL + F) can be found on the right in the toolbar, above the list of entries. It allows for searching entries in the currently opened database. Alternatively, you can select the tab Search → Search.

Note that the search function only scans entries that you can read. Entries protected by a second password that has not been entered yet are ignored.

In order to search an entry, enter a search term into the search field. The following attributes of an entry are scanned:

  • Description
  • Username
  • URL
  • Comments
  • Category
  • Tags
  • Content (in information entries only)

You can refine your search with the following logical operators:

Keyword/Symbol Examples Function
NOT social NOT security Finds items that contain social, but not security.
  social security Finds items that contain social, security or both.
OR social OR security Finds items that contain social, security or both.
Quotation marks "social security" Finds items that contain the exact phrase social security.
→

date:→11.05.2020

size:→500

Finds items with a modification date after 11.05.2020.

Finds items with attachments whose size exceeds 500 bytes.
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date:<11.05.2020

size:<500

Finds items with a modification date after 11.05.2020.

Finds items with attachments whose size is less than 500 bytes.
.. date:11.05.2020..11.10.2020 Finds items with a date beginning on 11.05.2020 and ending on 11.10.2020.

Note that the operators are not localizable. Even if the program has a user interface language other than English, AND/OR/NOT should be used anyway.

Furthermore, the following filters are available:

  • Entry type (type:): Currently, Password Depot supports the strings "Password", "CreditCard", "License", "Identity", "Information", "Banking", "EncryptedFile", "Document", "RDP", "PuTTy", "TeamViewer", "Certificate", and "Custom". Note that these strings are not localizable; you will need to use the English terms regardless of the language of your user interface.
  • Modify date (date:): Returns entries edited before or after a certain date, depending on the operator used. Password Depot supports the DD.MM.YYYY format for dates.
  • Expiry date (edate:): Returns entries that expire before or after a certain date, depending on the operator used. Password Depot supports the DD.MM.YYYY format for dates. 
  • Attachments size (size:): Returns entries with attachments bigger or smaller than the specified size, depending on the operator used. The size is measured in bytes.

See also: Search and replace, Advanced Search