If the issue isn’t caused by any currently known issue, check whether the pst-file or mailbox has been marked to be indexed.įile-> Options-> section Search-> button Indexing Options…-> button Modify-> expand Microsoft Outlook You can check for any currently known issues regarding Search and other Outlook features on this page: Fixes or workarounds for recent issues in Outlook for PC.
Some of these bugs are relatively minor but on other occasions, it could prevent Outlook from showing any search results for certain configurations. Unfortunately, there are regularly issues with the Search Index either on the Windows side or the Outlook side. You can troubleshoot Instant Search in the mentioned order in this article. There are a couple of levels at which Instant Search in Outlook can break.
How can I get it to completely index my messages?
I let it index overnight but nothing has changed. Instant Search doesn't display any results at all, only displays results before a certain date or always shows that there are items left to index.
