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**Sasha_Chernykh** · July 21, 2016, 3:45am

I don’t understand function of this point of the menu. I always carry out search in all my project, and not just in the folder in which I work at present. What do I have to make that this point of the menu carried out the function?

Thanks.

**FichteFoll** · July 21, 2016, 12:35pm

The menu inserts placeholders into the “where” field. By default, it searches in <open folders>,<open files> but can be customized.

**Sasha_Chernykh** · July 21, 2016, 1:01pm

FichteFoll, on the gif it is shown that if opposite to Where: is <open folders>, Sublime Text 3 carries out search in all project even if it isn’t opened any folder and any file. Thanks.

**FichteFoll** · July 21, 2016, 1:03pm

<open folders> refers to the folders you added to the project in general, not whether they are expanded in the sidebar.

**Sasha_Chernykh** · July 21, 2016, 1:07pm

But why it is necessary <open folders> if without it the result turns out just the same?

**FichteFoll** · July 21, 2016, 1:09pm

See my earlier post.

**Sasha_Chernykh** · July 21, 2016, 1:30pm

It seems, I understood. If I choose <open folders>, search will be carried out according to all folders of my project, but not according to open files if they aren’t included into my project.

Thank you very much!

What is «Add Open Folders» in «Find in files» panel?