File Explorer search finds noting, what to do?

Do you have the most recent version of 10 Pro?

If you are having problems with Windows 10 search feature, you can follow the steps in this video to repair it.

To other potential respondents
- please, don't start recommending 3rd party search tools again. We have a responsibility to actually try to answer the question asked. Thanks.


Please post a screenshot clearly showing..
- what you are searching for
- where file explorer is open in your file system
- your Indexing Options (found e.g. in your control panel) like this:

- a screenshot showing the result of running the troubleshooter (see e.g. that screenshot or via Settings).

Your question gives nothing much to go on.. detail needed.

E.g. if file explorer is open BELOW the point in your file hierarchy at which the item you're searching for exists, it will not be found, naturally enough.

The item you are searching for has to exist below the point at which file explorer is open.

Searching will occur even if indexing is disabled- just much more slowly.

Exactly what do you see happen when you start the search?


HISTORY
So many posters don;t give the background to their question.
- when did this problem start?
- when did you last use search successfully?
- what (if anything) changed from that point?

I suggest you rebuild the search index
Rebuild Search Index - TenForumsTutorials
and then, if necessary, run the search troubleshooter
Settings, Update, Troubleshoot, Additional troubleshooters, Search & indexing.
After all that, you could consider
Indexer Diagnostics App - TenForumsTutorials


Best of luck,
Denis

As yet we can at best only hazard a wild guess as to what the problem is - insuffiicient data to reach a logical conclusion, Captain.

Suggesting remedies at present is shooting in the dark (without night vision).

Even if there's a problem with search indexing, file explorer would start a slow search (think green progress bar).

Literally reading the question, file explorer does find something... it finds
'noting'.

I.e. search is functional to some degree ...

Erhy,

I'm glad it has been sorted out.


All the best,
Denis

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