Outlook for Office 365 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016 Outlook 2013 Outlook 2010 Outlook 2007 If you search for items in Outlook and don't receive the results that you expect, the indexing of your Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office system data files (the search catalog) may not be complete. Symptoms of an incomplete index include the following:. Partial or no search results are returned.
Outlook for Mac uses OS X Spotlight to search your mailbox. If the Spotlight Index is corrupted then the Outlook search may display 'No results'. At this case you have to re-indexing the Outlook 2016 for Mac search database. To do that: Outlook 2016 for MAC: – To re-index the Search database in Outlook for Mac 2016; 1.
Items that you expect to appear based on your search criteria aren't displayed. You can rebuild the search catalog, which restarts the indexing of your data files. The search catalog is a file where all of your Outlook and Microsoft Windows items (data files) are indexed. In simple terms, it’s a catalog that’s built from terms found in email messages. The catalog is similar to an index for a reference book, but instead of manually searching for the term in the book’s index, you’re search for it electronically by entering the term in a Outlook search box. You simply need to make sure you’ve set the indexing options to begin. If you’re using Outlook 2007, the body of digitally signed and encrypted email message are never indexed.
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This is not the case, however, for Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, and Outlook 2010. The body of digitally signed email messages in those Outlook versions are indexed if they're signed and encrypted.
Note: Depending on the version of Office you're using, you might need to click the Start button, and on the Start menu, right-click Control Panel. Do one of the following:. Choose Indexing Options. In the Search box, type Indexing, and then choose Indexing Options. In the Indexed Locations dialog box, under Change selected locations, select the check box for the location you want to modify, and then click OK. In the Advanced Options dialog box, on the Index Settings tab, under Troubleshooting, click Rebuild.