How to find object by GUID in project window

Hi,

I have guids of objects serialized in an asset that I cannot use anymore.
Now, I want to know which assets have that GUID in the project window.

Is there a way to search like this guid: 2323423434234234
I know I can type something like 't:texture' to get all textures, but is there a way to get the files with specific GUID?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

You should have a look at the AssetDatabase class (available in editor code only).

There are a few methods that deal with asset GUIDs:
AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath will return the path to an asset, given its GUID.

There's also FindAssets that will accept a search query and will return an array of GUIDs. You can then further process these GUIDs with the method above to find the path.

 

Thank you for taking the time to answer.
But I am trying to search in the editor, and not by writing code.
Perhaps I will have to write a script to get what I needed to know.

 

The editor doesn't have this functionality built-in. The only way (i know) you can expose this functionality is to use these APIs and create something of your own.

 

I was just in a need to locate some assets with specific guid, so I needed a menu with a textfield to paste the searched guid, so I wrote this script:

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEditor;
2. using UnityEngine;
3.  
4. public class GUIDToAssetPath : EditorWindow
5. {
6.     string guid = "";
7.     string path = "";
8.     [MenuItem("APIExamples/GUIDToAssetPath")]
9.     static void CreateWindow()
10.     {
11.         GUIDToAssetPath window = (GUIDToAssetPath)EditorWindow.GetWindowWithRect(typeof(GUIDToAssetPath), new Rect(0, 0, 400, 120));
12.     }
13.  
14.     void OnGUI()
15.     {
16.         GUILayout.Label("Enter guid");
17.         guid = GUILayout.TextField(guid);
18.         GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
19.         GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
20.         if (GUILayout.Button("Get Asset Path",GUILayout.Width(120)))
21.             path = GetAssetPath(guid);
22.         GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
23.         GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
24.         GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
25.         GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
26.         if (GUILayout.Button("Abort", GUILayout.Width(120)))
27.             Close();
28.         GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
29.         GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
30.         GUILayout.Label(path);
31.     }
32.     static string GetAssetPath(string guid)
33.     {
34.         string p = AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath(guid);
35.         Debug.Log(p);
36.         if (p.Length == 0) p = "not found";
37.         return p;
38.     }
39. }
40.  

 

@tomekkie2, thanks a lot! I dropped the code into a new gameobject and it immediately worked.

 

you don't have to drop it on gameobject, you can put it a folder named "Editor" anywhere in the project and you should see the menu.

 

Thanks! Still great in 2021.

 

Whoa, can I get this in Unity 2020.1? Is this a package?

EDIT: It sort of looks like this https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.quicksearch@2.0/manual/index.html

Except your UI looks a bit different (as if its a tab)

 

-__- you folks deprecate Unity version features way too fast.

 

If i was to change a scene, how would i find affected gameobjects using source control systems using Quick Search??(Sublime Merge for instance)

 

hmm i put it in a "Editor" folder, but how to run it (Update) Ohhh i can see that :v thank you so much..

 

Try this:
https://gist.github.com/oOtroyOo/da4583fb87782f6d7b082f079151ee5b

Very easy to use

 

does guid search still work in unity 2022.3?