.SEARCH-MS File

The search-ms file extension is mainly related with Microsoft Windows indexing service that is included in the Windows NT, Windows 2000 and later Windows NT-family of operating systems that allows searching on PCs and corporate computer networks.

It is an operating system level service that maintains an index of most of the files on a computer and updates them without user intervention.

The *.search-ms file contains saved user's custom search criteria from Windows Explorer (later File Explorer). The saved search-ms file is stored in user's account Searches folder.

This file format is used from Microsoft Windows 7.

Text file in XML format, could be opened for example in Notepad.

A search-ms file extension is related to the Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 data indexing service. A search-ms files store custom search criteria.

How to open:

Double click on *.search-ms file in the Searches folder. If you want to view content of the search-ms file use Notepad or any other text editing tool.

How to convert:

Possibly cannot be converted to other formats.