You can find files older than this week using
datemodified:< this week but
datemodified:< 7 days does not seem to work.
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How to find files older than x days on Windows
datemodified:< 7 days doesn't seem to work.
When referring to relative date 'values' using the < or > the value cannot be any of the keyword values related to dates (listed below). It must be a value using the format dd/mm/yy (or whatever format is specified in the "Region and Language" settings.
To find files older than x days, use the following:
datemodified:< dd/mm/yy where dd/mm/yy is x days before the current (today's) date.
Notes:
When entering dates use the date format which matches the "Control Panel" > "Region and Language" settings.
There is one exception to this, years should always be entered as 4 digits.
Searching using filters
Here are examples of the supported date related filters
Criteria Syntax/Example Date created (exact date) datecreated:8/2/2012 Date created (range) datecreated:8/2/2012..8/3/2012 Date created (before) datecreated:<8/2/2012 Date created (after) datecreated:>8/2/2012 Date created prior to the current year datecreated:a long time ago Date created within the current year datecreated:earlier this year Date created within the current month datecreated:earlier this month Date created within the current week datecreated:earlier this week Date created yesterday datecreated:yesterday Date created today datecreated:today Date modified (exact date) datemodified:8/2/2012 Date modified (range) datemodified:8/2/2012..8/3/2012 Date modified (before) datemodified:<8/2/2012 Date modified (after) datemodified:>8/2/2012 Date modified prior to the current year datemodified:a long time ago Date modified within the current year datemodified:earlier this year Date modified within the current month datemodified:earlier this month Date modified within the current week datemodified:earlier this week Date modified yesterday datemodified:yesterday Date modified today datemodified:today Source Windows 7 search explained
Keyword values related to dates
The following keywords can be user when referring to dates.
Relative dates: Today, tomorrow, yesterday
Multi-word relative dates: week, next month, last week, past month, or coming year.
The values can also be entered contracted, as follows: thisweek, nextmonth, lastweek, pastmonth, comingyear.
Days: Sunday, Monday ... Saturday
Months: January, February ... December
Source Using Advanced Query Syntax To Find Files in Windows 7
