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Why is my search not working in Apple Mail?
Mail may be excluded from Spotlight searching. To check, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Spotlight, then click Search Results. If the Mail & Messages checkbox is not already selected, select it. The Mail folder (located in your home Library folder) may be excluded from Spotlight searching.
How do I search in Mac Mail?
In the Mail app on your Mac, in the toolbar, start typing a phrase in the search field (if you don’t see it, click the Search button in the toolbar), then choose a Mail suggestion. Mail creates a search filter in the search field and lists the matching messages it found.
How do I search in IOS Mail?
To search for an email:
- Open Mail and scroll to the top of the Inbox to find the search field.
- Tap the search field, then enter what you’re looking for.
- If you don’t see the email that you’re looking for in the list of suggestions, tap the magnifying glass under the Search field.
Why is mail search not working on High Sierra?
Question:Q: Question:Q:Mail search not working in Mac mail on high Sierra Searching in spotlight works and finds emails but when entering ANY criteria in the mail search field there are NO results – all emails disappear as if there are none that match the criteria. This includes the smart mailboxes, which return no results.
Why is my mail search not working on my Mac?
The search function in Apple Mail has seemingly stopped working for several users after the macOS Big Sur update. Searching for mail yields no results whatsoever. As a result, there have been plenty of complaints on Apple and MacRumors forums.
How can I search for email on my Mac?
You may need to sync the mailboxes on your Mac with those on the mail server. Choose Mailbox > Synchronize > [ account ]. Mail may be excluded from Spotlight searching. To check, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Spotlight, then click Search Results.
Is the Big Sur mail search function broken?
Big Sur Mail Search is completely broken, doesn’t find anything. And yes, I’ve tried most all of the suggested fix I could find. Who else has this problem (anything and everything I search for now comes up with zero results), and has anyone managed to fix it?