How to Find Missing LEGO Parts From Your BrickLink Inventory! Brickstore File Archives Tip!

Hey everyone! Moving to the warehouse starting today! Here is a quick tip to find old files based on a part in the file.
Notepad ++ download: notepad-plus-p...
Expression: (?si)(\bPART\b.*?\bREMARK\b)|(\bREMARK\b.*?\bPART\b)
Credit to NICKY for notepad ++ idea!!!!

[@MagicCityBrix]

Great tutorial

[@DavidWestDNABrix]

Thanks!

[@brickenabler8006]

Awesome! Any idea how to search your archives on a mac without notepad++?

[@StevesRealWorld]

BUT what if you don't know the draw number (REMARK)? Thanks David!

[@StevesRealWorld]

OK, if you don't have the drawer number, simple just put the PART Number in the search, only the part number instead of that long formula and you will get a return of all files with that part number. Then look at those.

[@BrickArena]

Thanks for sharing! I can see how this is useful for finding the files where you have uploaded the part BUT my biggest issue is me not updating the remark. I don't think anything can help me with that :)

[@DOTUBricks]

Well, perhaps still, if there Are drawers that did get uploaded in that file, it would give you a number range to check.

[@DavidWestDNABrix]

Consolidated parts problems. :/

[@BrickArena]

​@@DOTUBricks no not really. As you sell out of lots you end up with spaces in your storage which need to be filled. Therefore the numbers are often very random.

[@BrickArena]

@@DavidWestDNABrix Surely either approach still has random drawers that are either empty or have capacity for additional parts. Your drawers aren't always going to be sequential.

[@DOTUBricks]

@@BrickArena I see. I suppose any assistance in finding a missing part is not valuable at all then. Good to know!

[@GreatBrickLab]

could you add a color code part the expression?

[@DavidWestDNABrix]

Yes that should be possible. But it wouldn’t be case specific. It would show files with that remark, color, and item ID , but the item wouldn’t need to be in that color if that makes sense.