how do you find a file's location?

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Published on 2012-09-04T14:45:43Z Indexed on 2012/09/04 15:53 UTC
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Noob here. OK, I 1 Open the Dash. 2 Type "file". An app appears, called "files", icon looks like ta 2-drawer file cabinet. I click that, the app opens 3: I click the "Search button". I type the file name in the box and hit Enter. 4: The program thinks for a while, then displays a result. Great! the program found the file I was ilooking for! IT knows where myfile.foo is, BUT I DON'T! IT DOESN'T F%*%#ING SAY WHERE IT IS!!!!

How do I find out where it is, please?

I hate to say this, but is there an app that works like Windows Explorer (but doesn't crash every 2 minutes)?

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