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Tag search not showing all photos
NikolinoDE - I AM on the web version, I have tousands of pictures with mountains and OneDrive find 16! I have a beard 10 years and when I search for "beard" OneDrive find NOTHING. Also when I search for a region, I search for "Schweiz" (the most photos are taken in Switzerland) => 12 results, search for "switzerland" => 0 results. Sardinien => 4 results (there are also over 500 pics from Sardinia in my photo folder.
Is this that magic AI where Microsoft always talking about????
It sounds like you're dealing with some frustrating limitations in OneDrive's search functionality. The issues you're describing could be related to the way OneDrive’s AI recognizes and tags images, as well as limitations in how the search system processes those tags.
Here is a point that might help you further.
AI Recognition Limitations
- AI-Based Tagging: OneDrive uses AI to automatically tag objects and places in your photos. This means that the results depend on how well the AI recognizes and categorizes the content of your images. It can sometimes be inaccurate or inconsistent.
- Language Sensitivity: If you're searching for tags in multiple languages, such as "Schweiz" and "Switzerland," the AI may treat these as separate terms. It might not fully understand that they refer to the same location.
Try searching with variations of the terms you’re using. For example, you could try both "Sardinien" and "Sardinia" or check if there’s a pattern to how the AI recognizes specific objects or locations in your photos.
This is just an approach that might work, otherwise I can't think of anything else.
Thank you for your patience and understanding
- ThomasSteinerAug 06, 2025Copper Contributor
This answer is weak.
Generated by AI? - KarzAndreasNov 12, 2024Brass Contributor
It worked wonderfully once. Why do you always have to break everything? The new Sticky Notes is also a disaster and the image search in OneDrive, whether web or local, is simply completely unusable.
You brag about AI and blah blah blah and then something like this. C'mon, that's pathetic.