Is the New Outlook search function really this bad?
Posted by Holiday_Disastrous@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 11 comments
I saw an email in my inbox and then tried to look for it again later using the search function and it just didn't find it. Am I just stupid?
theEvilQuesadilla@reddit
It's a Microsoft-powered search, mate. Have you EVER known a Microsoft-powered search to work?
blackhodown@reddit
Use Claude to search your outlook, it’s much better
Kyleon17@reddit
How does that work? Have to connect your Microsoft account to Claude or you using an app?
blackhodown@reddit
There is a Microsoft 365 connector in Claude, and one that is done you can just chat with Claude to find anything you need
Kyleon17@reddit
Ahh, thank you!!
FastFredNL@reddit
Search function in Outlook has been crap since the fall of the Roman Empire pretty much, not just with New Outlook.
poro_8015@reddit
yes it really is that bad
PositiveAnimal4181@reddit
Are you using the web client or the desktop client? I am using the desktop client in the "old" version and ctrl+e still works pretty good unless it's in archive.
Master-IT-All@reddit
It relies upon the Exchange Server to have indexed the content.
If you get the same result in Outlook on the Web then it's the Exchange Server at issue.
Orashgle@reddit
Microsoft honestly has pretty bad sync issues, especially if you didn't have the application open while something was sent.
3percentinvisible@reddit
It was OK, but this last week has been completely lost. Not sure what's gone wrong, but it's finding completely the wrong sender, or only one mail when there should be hundreds.
It'll recover, probably