SharePoint 2013: How to add or remove the "Find a file" search box

​If you decide that the "Find a file" search box is not helpful for a particular list or library, you can remove it with the following steps

1. From your list or library, click on the gear icon at the upper right corner of your window

2. Click Edit Page

NOTE: The page will now be in edit mode

3. Click the down arrow in the upper right corner of the web part containing the list or library contents

4. Click Edit Web Part

5. Within the web part properties window, click to expand the Miscellaneous section and deselect the option to Display search box

6. Click the OK button

7. Click the Stop Editing or Save button in the ribbon section at the upper left of your page.

NOTE: this will only impact the search box appearing on the view you were using when you made the modification.  If you want to apply the change to the other views, click on each one and follow the same steps.

To re-enable the search box, you can follow the same steps and check the box.