Windows 10: Search function not working in onedrive on Windows 11

Hello,Can someone tell me how to fix an issue with search. I have files on one drive, accessed through my desktop and the search function does not work when I type in a keyword when there are files that clearly have the word in them. Thanks,Omar

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File folder search function no longer works

I suggest you remove your cloud drive from the equation until it's clear indexing is working on your internal drive. Were you trying to use Windows search indexing to find things only in cloud storage? Items indexed should be as per your Indexing Options. I've certainly never tried using it to index something in cloud storage. Unless that appears as a drive letter you wont be able to specify it in Indexed locations.

Note this discussion about indexing Onedrive as an example:
OneDrive indexing for WIndows Search – Feature Suggestions for Microsoft OneDrive
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...3-88984b798fce

But here Dropbox is reported as being indexed:
OneDrive Personal does not show up in Indexing Options after moving to C:/OneDrive in Windows 10 - Super User

Does that mean searching indexed locations on your internal drive works?

Otherwise:
Please check search indexing is working as per post #4.
Then try open explorer at an indexed folder and try searching for a file on your disk.

 

Windows 10 - OneDrive

Right click on the app and one of the properties has an option to not automatically start it. Uncheck, restart the computer, and it should stop. If you want to go another step further, find the OneDrive app in the start menu, right click on it and uninstall.

If that is still insufficient, there is a batch uninstaller for OneDrive available online. I can copy the code here if you need it.

 

Windows 10 search function works strange for the files in onedrive

Hi,

Sorry for the delay in response.

When you search for the files in OneDrive, you will get an option to check My Stuff and Web at the bottom, If you select My stuff it will search for the files locally, if you select web it searches for the file in the web.

You may also check if OneDrive is working correctly and if you still face an issue, we would suggest you to run the Search and Indexing troubleshooter.

• Type troubleshooting in the search
  box and hit Enter.
• Select view all from the left pane and select Search and Indexing and follow the on-screen instructions.

Thank you.