From a853df33712bce6de16e99d69e3d1f6ed3602805 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "N0\\A" <salary-hazels8c@icloud.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:43:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] file search in /

---
 main.py | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 80290b7..74a7b3c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -129,7 +129,23 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                 self.results_dialog = SearchResultsDialog(results, self)
                 self.results_dialog.show()
             else:
-                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(self, "No Results", f"No files found matching '{pattern}'.")
+                reply = QtWidgets.QMessageBox.question(self, "No Results", "Sorry, I couldn't find anything in your home folder. Would you like me to search the root folder?",
+                                                       QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes | QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.No, QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.No)
+                if reply == QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
+                    try:
+                        QtWidgets.QApplication.setOverrideCursor(QtCore.Qt.WaitCursor)  # type: ignore
+                        results = find(pattern, root='/')
+                    except RuntimeError as e:
+                        QtWidgets.QMessageBox.critical(self, "Search Error", str(e))
+                        return
+                    finally:
+                        QtWidgets.QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
+
+                    if results:
+                        self.results_dialog = SearchResultsDialog(results, self)
+                        self.results_dialog.show()
+                    else:
+                        QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(self, "No Results", "Sorry, I couldn't find anything in the root folder either.")
 
     def restart_application(self):
         """Restarts the application."""