Onedrive search function not working (online version)

Anonymous
2025-02-05T16:17:05+00:00

Onedrive online App.

When opening my onedrive via webpage, the search function at the top is not working as before. Before I could start typing and the list of hits would diminish until I was left with whatever matched my search query.

There seems to be something wrong with my Onedrive folder, as the folder does not seem to be indexed any longer on the server side.

This also stops my Graph API searchfunction to work.

I can use: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/children  to see the content of the onedrive.

But running : https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive/root/search(q='.xlsx') returns nothing.

From what I have been able to dig up, this is due to onedrive not indexing any of the files serverside.

Is there any solution to this? Is there a hard reset to return my onedrive to it's default state? Or am I forced to find other solutions?

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Anonymous
2025-02-07T05:58:38+00:00

Hello ronron_525,

Welcome to the Microsoft community.

What I will explain to you is that the problem is not on your OneDrive folder, but on the OneDrive search service.

The problem you described that you can't search for the location of files in OneDrive (OneDrive search bar not working) is a hot issue that has recently emerged. We've received feedback from users around the world who have encountered this issue. This issue is still being investigated. It exists in OneDrive Web and OneDrive Mobile for certain users. The development team says that this is a temporary issue and will be resolved as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.

The Microsoft community is just a community for technical discussions, so we don't engage in development-related content, but I've found the last channel for users to submit reports and feedback on this issue that was opened by the OneDrive team.

You can take a screenshot of the issue you're encountering and provide feedback about the issue using the OneDrive link (live.com))

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So that they can fully understand the full picture of the problem and summarize the various symptoms of the problem they encounter to provide a more comprehensive solution.

▲ We will continue to monitor the issue in this reply thread and share the latest progress of the issue as soon as possible.

Best regards

Ian - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-09T01:48:13+00:00

    I have posted a comment/concern via Contact Support link from OneDrive web page as follow:

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    I have problem finding "any" file in OneDrive despite the file is right there at the root level. Once put a file name in the search bar, OneDrive returns with no file found

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    This is what I got in response

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    Thank you for contacting OneDrive Support, I hope you are doing well!

    As per description, we understand that you are experiencing issue with OneDrive search explorer.

    We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused. We would like to inform you that this is an ongoing issue and is reported to our engineering team. We understand that this issue might be impacting your work.

    I really wish I could have done something to support you in this case. However, our engineering team is working diligently to resolve this issue. I assure you that we are giving it our utmost priority.

    As of now, we are closing the case. Hope you understand our limitations to help you regarding this. Your patience and cooperation are highly appreciated during this time. Please know that we are committed to resolving this issue as quickly as possible.

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    What a super inefficient way for Microsoft engineer team in handling the issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-08T07:46:30+00:00

    No still the same - just lots of people complaining about the same and no action being taken to resolve the issue

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-06-08T05:05:16+00:00

    The issue still persists. Please rectify it at the earliest possible time.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-06-07T23:28:48+00:00

    Any updates on the fix?

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