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Search on Outlook Mac doesn't work - Ventura 13.1
I used Time Machine to migrate my data to a new macbook pro and I can not search in Outlook.
I've gone through numerous steps to solve the issue but it remains unresolved.
I can't work without this search tool. Microsoft please assist with providing a solution.
I have since found this solution to this problem.
Outlook not indexing/searching
sudo mdutil -a -i off
sudo mdutil -a -i on
Will solve your problem,
sincerely,
I am having the same problem.
What does tis mean:
sudo mdutil -a -i off
sudo mdutil -a -i on
Thanks,
- Did you find out what it meant or how to fix?
That sequence (sudo mdutil -a -i off and sudo mdutil -a -i on) are commands for Apple's Terminal utility. Entering those commands in Terminal will tell your computer to shut off Spotlight and then turn it back on, essentially rebooting your computer's indexing function. Copy/paste/press enter those commands into Terminal one at a time. You can find Terminal by doing a spotlight search for it.
- orefalo,
Thanks! Your solution took care of the problem on my Mac running on Ventura 13.4.1. It took a little while to run, as search results didn't start appearing until about 15 minutes after the 2nd command completed.- Hi Mark,
Could you please tell me how to do this? Thanks,
