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
    2025-07-16T10:40:41+00:00

    can confirm, without any action from my side, it suddenly started working.

    Indeed, also for me, I noticed today that I can again use the search function in OneDrive online. Maybe it's somewhat slower than before, but at least, it works!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-15T16:28:15+00:00

    Guys, please check if you can search in folders which are shared with you.

    I can search for my files, BUT

    When someone shares a folder with me...i add it to my onedrive. It shows up as folder with arrow... I can't search for files which are inside it.

    So if your family member or someone else shares a folder with you, you can't search in it.

    MS what is the ETA of fixing it?

    This is my own onedrive for business that does not search for folder or file names.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-15T16:19:16+00:00

    Guys, please check if you can search in folders which are shared with you.

    I can search for my files, BUT

    When someone shares a folder with me...i add it to my onedrive. It shows up as folder with arrow... I can't search for files which are inside it.

    So if your family member or someone else shares a folder with you, you can't search in it.

    MS what is the ETA of fixing it?

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-09T13:43:43+00:00

    Does not work for me. As a test, I have 1 folder with 5 files. Couldn't even search any for the 5 files.

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