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pst file search field being automatically turning off? This happens every time I shut down my PC, the “allow search” box automatically deselects and I have to go through the whole process again. Januat 1:23 pm | – did you find a fix for the. It is extremely frustrating when simple search is completely broken and returns 0 results every time on my INBOX that has thousands of messages. ost file is being turned off automagically. And exactly like M P, my “Allow this file to have contents indexed…” option for the. Author’s suggestions did not work for me. Somehow this choice is being unselected every time I try. I decided to try your method a second time, and found that the box “Allow this file to have contents indexed…” was no longer checked. I went through your steps, and still had the same results. My symptoms are the same as you describe: all searches result in “we couldn’t find what you were looking for.” Why is that Microsoft cant supply these solutions without a lot of technical guff and still still no solution at the end yet their users can.
#TURN ON OUTLOOK INSTANT SEARCH NOT WORKING 2013 WINDOWS#
To get an answers about the Outlook 2013 hang/crashed issue on windows follow below site”īrillian thank you very much indeed. Thanks- if this still doesn’t sort you out (as it did not for me) some of the suggestions here may also help:

Thanks a ton…That fixed the issue on my windows 8.1… You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ġ79 Responses to “Outlook 2013 Search Not Working” You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Jat 9:13 am and is filed under Computers and Internet. Indexing will run for a while but quick search should begin working shortly, using whatever index has been built thus far. Click OK and then Close to dismiss the dialogs.

The above actions corrected the issue for me however, if it’s still not working for you, then you may need to rebuild the search index. Start Outlook, go to the Indexing Options, and add Microsoft Outlook back to the list. Now follow the same steps in the first section and re-add Microsoft Outlook to the search index. Ensure that the Allow this file to have contents indexed in addition to file is checked.Click on the Advanced button on the general tab.For each file you’re using, right click on the file(s) and select Properties.In Windows 8, OST files are usually hidden and stored in the C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook folder.

#TURN ON OUTLOOK INSTANT SEARCH NOT WORKING 2013 HOW TO#
I’m assuming that search previously had been working in your Outlook 2013 and you know how to check indexing options to confirm that the Outlook files are included in the index. I did manage to find tons of helpful notes on the web which helped me isolate and correct the problem.

Searching on the server or doing an Advanced Search did continue to function, but these options are slow and don’t use the pre-built index that dramatically speeds things up. Typing anything in the Quick Search box returned the dreaded “We couldn’t find what you were looking for” U2 message:
#TURN ON OUTLOOK INSTANT SEARCH NOT WORKING 2013 UPGRADE#
A recent upgrade to Windows 8.1 Preview killed my Outlook 2013 search.
