mail search function does not work

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Hi,

The search function in mail never seems to be able to find the mails I need.

When I search on the webpage of gmail I can immediately find the mails I want.

I don't understand the problem.

I have already tried the following hints:

But nothing helps.

any ideas ?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Oct 1, 2022 12:08 AM

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Answer 1

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Has the user ( you ) attempted to " Rebuild " the mail boxes.

Depending on how may mailboxes and number of e-mails it needs to Re-Index - it cloud take some time, like hours or days.

While we are here - the latest stable version of Monterey is version 12.6 - if not already installed.

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