# Search results annoyance **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived\ **Tags:** fixed\ **Created:** [October 24, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556 "2024-10-24T07:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vinieux](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@vinieux](https://discussion.listary.com/u/vinieux)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/1 "2024-10-24T07:39:27Z")
By what logic is this search result justified as the first result when there is a folder called ‘paperwork’? It’s also a ‘save’ dialog, so all the more reason for a folder to get precedence over a file. Been trying to understand this for a while. Makes no sense to me. ![image](https://discussion.listary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8a6589d49e662912456f9fdbb05e6f4f765e97c5.png) ---
**Author:** ![xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/xinyi/32/4673_2.png) [@xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/u/xinyi)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/2 "2024-10-24T16:01:58Z")
I guess the first result might be prioritized because it was recently opened through Listary. However, you’re right that folders should be ranked higher in a save dialog. We’ll work on optimizing this in future updates. ---
**Author:** ![disillusioned](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@disillusioned](https://discussion.listary.com/u/disillusioned)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/3 "2024-10-24T16:48:12Z")
I love Listary and if I could fix one thing, it would be this. I’m really frustrated by how it offers filenames where the search term doesn’t appear contiguously. When would that first file displayed in the screenshot ever be the one I’m looking for? Many thanks for looking at optimizing this! ---
**Author:** ![xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/xinyi/32/4673_2.png) [@xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/u/xinyi)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/4 "2024-10-25T03:12:49Z")
This is Listary’s fuzzy search feature, which allows you to find items using partial matches (e.g., searching “ppt” to find “PowerPoint”). In the future, we may add an option to manually disable this feature. ---
**Author:** ![disillusioned](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@disillusioned](https://discussion.listary.com/u/disillusioned)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/5 "2024-10-25T03:48:54Z")
I’d be very grateful if that could be made an option. Thanks for considering that. ---
**Author:** ![vinieux](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@vinieux](https://discussion.listary.com/u/vinieux)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/6 "2024-10-25T06:06:46Z")
Not really. It’s some web snippet I saved ages ago and I haven’t ever opened it before. Many thanks for addressing the ‘save dialog’ prioritization of folders. ---
**Author:** ![vinieux](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c57346/32.png) [@vinieux](https://discussion.listary.com/u/vinieux)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/7 "2024-10-25T06:23:45Z")
Take a look at this image. It’s fairly clear that fuzzy search negatively impacts what I am genuinely searching for. Also take a look at the third result. Listary doesn’t highlight the first 3 occurrences of the letters F, A and T even though they appear closer together earlier in the file name. IMHO, first priority should be results _starting_ with the letters FAT. Next should be results _containing_ FAT e.g. “GodFATher” or “InFATuation”. Only lastly should it show me results like “FAciliTy”, etc. Even this should come before results like “Fish Are sTiinky” where the letters are _spread across multiple words_. ![image](https://discussion.listary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ef1859458bcca02a34562d43e3ce49c6df8fcd28.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![disillusioned](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@disillusioned](https://discussion.listary.com/u/disillusioned)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/8 "2024-10-25T16:38:52Z")
Thanks @vinieux, this is a very clear and helpful explanation of the problem. ---
**Author:** ![xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/xinyi/32/4673_2.png) [@xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/u/xinyi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/search-results-annoyance/9556/9 "2026-08-01T11:46:22Z")
Thank you all so much for the feedback. We’ve made several relevant changes since 2024, including substantial improvements to how history is stored and used. As a result, the examples in this thread may not fully reflect the behavior of current v7 builds. I’m going to close this thread. If you encounter a similar ranking issue in the latest version, please feel free to start a new thread. Also, please send us a screenshot along with the result you expected. Concrete examples like these are very helpful for making targeted improvements. Thank you all again for your feedback.