Dec 16 2021 11:17 AM
There appears from other sites to be a very widespread problem with search not working in Outlook - no results obtained in Monterey- since the latest OS update. Rebuilding spotlight does not work and many people cannot change to the new version of outlook as they are served by older versions of Exchange Server.
It looks like a bug, but any ideas gratefully received.
Dec 16 2021 01:48 PM
@SCSW_2021 The same issue here and in all of our customers that have Exchange OnPrem with Outlook for Mac and Mac OS Monterey 12.1 update.
This is very bad!
Dec 17 2021 02:51 AM
I have the same problem. A complete pain. It is also not possible to wind back from 12.1 to 12.01 on an M1 chip.
Dec 17 2021 07:03 AM
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Dec 19 2021 11:31 AM
@SCSW_2021 Just a sample of the noise this Bug is doing in some Apple users Forums talking about this Mac OS 12.1+Outlook for Mac serious Bug...
I can't use Outlook without a proper Search...
Dec 19 2021 11:45 AM
I know. The thing that boils my beans is the complete lack of information from either Apple or Microsoft. Just an acknowledgment that someone cared a little and was working on the problem would be good. Community forums like this allow people to vent if that's what they need, but they seem completely separated from any kind of useful technical support!
Dec 20 2021 03:30 AM
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Dec 21 2021 02:25 AM
because of this problem I am actually going to return my brand new MacBook Pro 16" and revert to my old 2018 MacBook Pro which still has the 12.01 on it! Bit extreme, but seems my only option. Like most of you, I cant work without a search.
For what it is worth, spotlight outside outlook does find emails, but it is a very cumbersome way of working.
Dec 21 2021 03:36 PM
I have the sma issue. I tried all options and solutions of rebuilding, reinstallung etc.
It is for sure a Microsoft problem, spotlight works without restrictions, it also finds all mails.
At the moment outlook for OSX is not usable for professionals!
A real problem!
Dec 22 2021 04:03 AM
@SCSW_2021 Same problem with me too. Outlook 2019 search on macOS Monterey no longer works. Spotlight search, on the other hand, still indexes all content.
Dec 22 2021 01:07 PM
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I am having the same issue with IMAP to Gmail.
Which means for now, the Gmail search is better than MS Outlook.
Dec 22 2021 01:26 PM
Dec 24 2021 02:48 AM
@SCSW_2021 Same issue.... and as far I can see they are not working on this yet
Dec 24 2021 04:38 AM
Dec 24 2021 11:58 AM
@SCSW_2021 Same here, but in my case on Monterey 12.0.1 with Outlook 16.56 (21121100).
<rant>Why can't Microsoft simply build a decent search mechanism directly into Outlook? The benefit of using Spotlight for this is ZERO and every time *something* significant changes in my system I have to repair Outlook/Spotlight search, on average about three times per year. And this time it seems to be broken beyond repair, AGAIN.</rant>
Dec 25 2021 05:13 AM - edited Dec 25 2021 09:05 PM
I've had enough, and I started to use another email client. The Outlook team doesn't even pay attention to our issues. I took a closer look at Mail from Apple. There I found all the functions that I need. Goodbye Outlook!