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Old 8 Jul 2017, 06:12 AM   #1
elvey
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Issues with folders searching with the iOS app - missing search results.

How does folder/global searching work in the iOS app?

I've started using the iOS app regularly, and at first I was delighted by the global folder search capability.

Then a few days later, I realized that it didn't seem to work. Until I realized that it was only searching the current folder. I couldn't figure out how to do a global search again. I found a workaround - click on a saved search that I had that was global. It worked, and now all searches are global.

I have no idea what caused it to switch from global to current folder only. What would it be other than using advanced search? I've realized that another way to switch is to go into advanced search. But I don't think either of those was what caused the switch that left me confused and frustrated for a couple days because I was thinking some replies I expected hadn't arrived even though they had. What else could it have been?

In future, I know to look for folder names in results. If there aren't any, it's not a global search. Tip!
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