Sharepoint list search not working

IniobongNkanga-8038 936 Reputation points
2025-02-04T00:07:49.2066667+00:00

Hello

Please i need your help on this issue.

Sharepoint list search not working.

Sharepoint list search is not returning any results for some specific lists. Meanwhile, some users report that search is working for them on the lists where for others it is not working. For example for the following list, search is not working for the GA user too

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  1. RaytheonXie_MSFT 38,956 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-02-04T06:35:37.18+00:00

    Hi @IniobongNkanga-8038 ,

    As per your description, may I know have you tried to Reindexed the list and tried search for list item after 2-3 minutes? via go to List Settings>Advanced settings>Reindex List under the "Reindex" section.

    Note: sometimes it takes time to re-index lists.

    Also, try disable search on site. click ok. After few minutes enable search on site. Sometimes it will work in my experience.

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    You could refer to following document

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/crawl-site-content

    And if reindex doesn't fix the issue, you could refer to the steps in the similar issue

    https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/300751/search-not-returning-complete-results-from-list


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