OneDrive search not working

Anonymous
2019-01-18T18:32:33+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2021-02-24T16:53:15+00:00

    I do not trust Google.

    They scan it. They save it. They analyze it.

    And their apps - they drop them regularly.

    The extension stores are full of outdated, nonworking, junk.

    I looked into alternative systems and I choose Google for the search.

    • Knowing they have to scan everything to provide me those great results.

    I wanted to stay in onedrive. I am tired of setting up - rearranging work flows. Searching files is essential. I can't understand how that is not a top concern.

    My next step will be to buy and set up my own cloud/black up solution at home.

    - If I am not to spoiled with the google search results .. selling our souls for the ease of use.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-02-10T05:18:49+00:00

    Fabruary 2021, 

    OneDrive search is still not working.   How can such an essential feature remain unattended for such a long time.  Somebody please get Nadella on the phone. 

    I give them credit for improving in so many other areas,  but for god sake,  this is structural to the core functionality of the rest of the suite. 

    I had to move to Google drive,  ugly but smart ....

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-04T23:07:11+00:00

    No, it's not. It doesn't work for many many users in both of those versions.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-01-04T18:51:44+00:00

    Is it a sort of joke ? 11 pages about search by tag in Onedrive and U post this **** answer ?

    I fear the lunatics are in charge of the asylum. I mean, the bots are the only thing left in Microsoft Tech support.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-01-04T16:47:25+00:00

    Is it a sort of joke ? 11 pages about search by tag in Onedrive and U post this **** answer ?

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