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The search function in the top left doesn't return any results. It used to return results if the given search term appeared in either a file name or the body of a file.
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Best fix is to find a different cloud provider. I tried support over 5 years ago and my search in One drive is still broken - and I'm a paid subscriber.
You're right. MS don't give a ****. Theyre not interested. Surely someone will come up with a cloud storage with a search function that works. Then we can all leave Onedrive en mass
I get the same problem recurring. Onedrive search will work for a while, then it will quit. And boy, when it quits, it really quits. All devices. Productivity comes to a crawl if not a complete standstill. What a cluster mess, if you get the intended French.
I found a solution for my problem. My search died again a few weeks ago. Most of
The documents I search for are in one directory and its subdirectories. I renamed the directory and then renamed it back to the original name. This seemed to trigger a reindexing and everything went back to normal.
I am having a similinar problem when I try do seach a file by the name in at on drive on line search option. Prior to this problem I was able to seach files by the name and suggestions were made.