Labels in Bridge CS6

Hi all
I have a question which might have a painfully obvious answer or no solution at all- in either case, here it is anyways.
(Also, I have done a search for the answer, but it was rather hard to form into search terms...)
I am wondering if it's possible to view all labels across folders and over the entire computer.
In other words, if I label an image (eg, Image1) with Approved in one folder (eg, Folder1) and then label another image (eg, Image2) Approved in a different folder (eg, Folder2), is it possible to view just these two images by, let's say, filtering for the label Approved?
As of right now, all I can manage is labelling Image1 and Image2 but only being able to filter for the label Approved and viewing the images in their respective folders (ie, if I am in Folder1 and I fiter, I only see Image1- and vice versa).
The reason I ask is, I don't want to have to duplicate my approved images (which are all in different folders due to different shot dates) and place them in an entirely new, seperate folder- it'd be much easier to label and filter, keeping the images in their original folder.
Perhaps I'm over-explaining this, but any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Ps: While typing this, I thought of an idea... is there any way to tag images and then filter for the tag across the entire computer (in Bridge or out of Bridge)?

Filter only works on the folder you are viewing. If you want to see lables or tags across folders you have to use Find. But they have to be on the same drive. Ctrl F is shortcut in Windows.
I believe Lightroom has ability to search across drives.

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