Why does the search results begin at 10 of 26 and where are the first 9
Doing a global search or a quick filter on an online folder or on a local folder for "homedepot" returns 26 results but starts showing 10 of 26. Sorting by date instead of "relevance" returns only results before Aug 31. However there are two receipts this week alone that are not shown but are in my inbox and which I copied to a local folder to do a further search. They probably are in the first 9 of 26. A similar problem seems to show up when I search for "Yossi" where the search returns 4 emails in 2013 but not one in the same folder from today. Is there an age or time threshold that the message must meet before being shown? This is troubling as I often do searches for receipts and communications and have wondered why the one I am thinking of is not there. Can one set up the results to be displayed by date as first choice rather than this nebulous "relevance" term. My relevance may not be thunderbird's relevance. Is there another way to search the emails that may be independent of thunderbird, perhaps as a check that something is not missed?
Thanks
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Windows search is on by default.
Ran search with windows search off or windows search on and still get 26 results. 10 of 26 is the first and the most recent is Aug 31 not yesterdays or the previous ones this week. Ran same search for "homedepot" on another computer and same inbox and got more results (picked up some other emails from Local folders) and on this computer the most recent is Sept 26 so still missing the most recent emails. Installed Seamonkey, and did same search on the original computer and same inbox moments ago and got 35 emails including those on Oct 14 and 16. Thunderbird search of the same inbox gives 26 results starting at 10.
Looks like Thunderbird does a search but if you question the results or think something is missing better run a Seamonkey search on the folder.
There should be an explanation. Also why a similar problem, but not exactly the same, on a different computer and the same inbox? There I think the search extended to more than the current inbox but still the more recent emails were not displayed.
Go to the troubleshooting information on the help menu,Click the show profile button close Thunderbird Delete global-message-db.sqlite Restart Thunderbird.
Until the global index regenerates sear hes will be particularly lacking in content.
Deleted the database and allowed thunderbird to rebuild it overnight.
Search of "homedepot" in inbox after the rebuild gave 27 hits. It added a new one from Wed Oct 14. Seamonkey search same inbox results in 36 hits. Thunderbird still missing most of Sept and Oct emails from HomeDepot. Doing renovations so many receipts. A search of other terms in other inboxes gives similar discrepancies between Thunderbird and Seamonkey with Seamonkey getting considerably more hits. I am switching to Seamonkey for mail program until a solution is found.
I do not know how long this problem has existed but it may explain some "lost" emails. Thunderbird just did not include them. Not good.
Thanks for your effort.