How to change the default search mode to "File Search" in Eclipse?

Question

When using Eclipse on a large, collaborative project, I use the Search utility to find occurrences of objects and strings across the files in the Workspace. Whenever clicking on the search button in the toolbar, the dialog defaults to the C/C++ Search tab. However, 99.9% of the time, I need the File Search tab.

This page hints on how to set the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H to open the File Search tab, but I am habitually using the mouse to open that dialog.

Is there a way to configure the Search button to open in the File Search tab?

Answer 1

Use the check box Remember last used page, found under the button Customize...