diff --git a/__pycache__/custom_file_dialog.cpython-312.pyc b/__pycache__/custom_file_dialog.cpython-312.pyc
index fd9f668..3cc7c5a 100644
Binary files a/__pycache__/custom_file_dialog.cpython-312.pyc and b/__pycache__/custom_file_dialog.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/custom_file_dialog.py b/custom_file_dialog.py
index 70c3299..6d873fd 100644
--- a/custom_file_dialog.py
+++ b/custom_file_dialog.py
@@ -331,38 +331,56 @@ class CustomFileDialog(tk.Toplevel):
         try:
             all_files = []
             is_recursive = self.settings.get("recursive_search", True)
+            search_hidden = self.settings.get("search_hidden_files", False)
+            search_term_lower = search_term.lower()
+
             for search_dir in search_dirs:
                 if not (self.search_thread and self.search_thread.is_alive()):
                     break
                 if not os.path.exists(search_dir):
                     continue
 
-                cmd = ['find', '.', search_dir, '-iname', f'*{search_term}*']
-                if not is_recursive:
-                    cmd.insert(3, '-maxdepth')
-                    cmd.insert(4, '1')
-
-                self.search_process = subprocess.Popen(
-                    cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                    text=True, preexec_fn=os.setsid
-                )
-                stdout, _ = self.search_process.communicate()
-                if self.search_process.returncode == 0:
-                    all_files.extend([line for line in stdout.strip().split('\n') if line and os.path.exists(line)])
+                is_home_search = os.path.abspath(search_dir) == home_dir
+                follow_links = is_recursive and is_home_search
 
                 if is_recursive:
-                    break
+                    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(search_dir, followlinks=follow_links):
+                        if not (self.search_thread and self.search_thread.is_alive()):
+                            raise InterruptedError("Search cancelled by user")
+
+                        if not search_hidden:
+                            # Exclude hidden directories from traversal
+                            dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if not d.startswith('.')]
+                            # Exclude hidden files from results
+                            files = [f for f in files if not f.startswith('.')]
+
+                        for name in files + dirs:
+                            if search_term_lower in name.lower():
+                                all_files.append(os.path.join(root, name))
+                else:  # Non-recursive search
+                    for name in os.listdir(search_dir):
+                        if not (self.search_thread and self.search_thread.is_alive()):
+                            raise InterruptedError("Search cancelled by user")
+                        
+                        if not search_hidden and name.startswith('.'):
+                            continue
+
+                        if search_term_lower in name.lower():
+                            all_files.append(os.path.join(search_dir, name))
+                
+                if is_recursive:
+                    break # Only search the first directory recursively
 
             if not (self.search_thread and self.search_thread.is_alive()):
-                raise subprocess.SubprocessError("Search cancelled by user")
+                raise InterruptedError("Search cancelled by user")
 
             seen = set()
             unique_files = [x for x in all_files if not (x in seen or seen.add(x))]
-            search_hidden = self.settings.get("search_hidden_files", False)
+            
+            # Final filtering based on file type
             self.search_results = [
                 p for p in unique_files
-                if (search_hidden or not any(part.startswith('.') for part in p.split(os.sep))) and
-                   (self._matches_filetype(os.path.basename(p)) or os.path.isdir(p))
+                if self._matches_filetype(os.path.basename(p)) or os.path.isdir(p)
             ]
 
             def update_ui():
@@ -377,8 +395,8 @@ class CustomFileDialog(tk.Toplevel):
                         text=f"Keine Ergebnisse für '{search_term}'.")
             self.after(0, update_ui)
 
-        except Exception as e:
-            if isinstance(e, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+        except (Exception, InterruptedError) as e:
+            if isinstance(e, (InterruptedError, subprocess.SubprocessError)):
                 self.after(0, lambda: self.widget_manager.search_status_label.config(text="Suche abgebrochen."))
             else:
                 self.after(0, lambda: MessageDialog(