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Outlook “Messages in This Conversation” Shows Unrelated Emails Despite Exact Match
Hi,
I’m having an issue with Outlook’s “Messages in this Conversation” search.
When I right‑click an email, say the subject is “Weekly Project Update”, and choose Find Related - Messages in this Conversation, I expect to see only emails with that same subject.
I’ve even set the advanced search condition to Subject is (exactly). Despite that, I still get a mix of unrelated emails like “Re: Lunch Plans” or “Quick Question” appearing in the results.
It feels like the search isn’t respecting the exact-match setting and is just grabbing anything loosely related.
its Outlook 2016
Couldnt find any information about it online, any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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That’s normal in Outlook 2016 — “Messages in this Conversation” isn’t a true exact subject match; it uses hidden conversation IDs, which can sometimes group unrelated emails. There’s no fix, but you can work around it by using Advanced Find with Subject = "exact text" or switching to Search Folders for stricter filtering.
