Limit search to specified Folders or File Types in Visual Studio?

Question

Is there a way to limit a search (via the \"Find and Replace\" dialog) in Visual Studio to specified folders or file types?

Answer 1

Fastest folder search in VS:

As said in other answers, there is no immediate way to limit your search to a given folder within the current solution. (There are at least 3 feature requests for this in visualstudio.uservoice.com that have all been closed for lack of upvotes.)

But here is the fastest workaround that I could find.
Works without leaving VS and with keystrokes only (no mouse action required):

• In Solution Explorer select the folder to search within.
• Press Ctrl-C (copies folder path to clipboard).
• Press Ctrl-Shift-F to open "Find in Files".
• Enter your search term, then press Tab to forward the cursor to the "Look in" field.
• Press Ctrl-V to paste in the folder path from clipboard.