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Mmmooo's avatar
Mmmooo
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Search not working

Dropbox search can’t find anything. The files, however, are there. How can I make Dropbox find them or reindex them???
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  • Mmmooo's avatar
    Mmmooo
    4 years ago
    Solved. Miraculously the search tool is finding files again after going on an unexplained weeks-long holiday.

    If anyone else experiences this problem, try waiting it out. 🤷‍♂️
klundq1's avatar
klundq1
Explorer | Level 4

yes it happens all the time. no specific search terms. 

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klundq1
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

And basically only certain cases. I consistently will not find certain cases - for example I can always find Smith, John, but never ever Smith, James. They should both come up when I search Smith, but only John comes up. And it is always that same case that is missing, but I have other ones that are consistently missing too. 

  • Alex Goals's avatar
    Alex Goals
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    I still have issues finding folders created on certain days

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