Browser issue: search in "All" (CRTL+F) the results do not include items in the User Library

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Browser issue: search in "All" (CRTL+F) the results do not include items in the User Library

Post by LargeMedium » Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:46 pm

Hello, All! I seems to have a Browser issue.

When I do a search in "All" (CRTL+F) the results do not include items in the User Library.

Example: I have a file in the User Library named "sample 365". When I select the User Library in Places, enter "sample 365" in the search field, it finds it. BUT, if I use the same search but with All selected in the library section at the top of the browser, or use (CRTL+F), it does NOT find that file.
This behaviour is relating to some files, and not others. (I know, irregular issues are the worst.)

Update: Ok, now it seems to find the files in all the locations. I am almost certainly not crazy. So, WHY would this happen for a limited time??

Notes
- This seems to be since upgrading to 12, though I am not certain when this issue began.
- My User Library is not in the default location. It is on a second internal hard drive.
- Windows 10 home
- Live 12.3
-- Mathew

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Re: Browser issue: search in "All" (CRTL+F) the results do not include items in the User Library

Post by [jur] » Tue Feb 03, 2026 9:08 pm

It most certainly happened because Live was still indexing the library after the update.
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Re: Browser issue: search in "All" (CRTL+F) the results do not include items in the User Library

Post by LargeMedium » Tue Feb 03, 2026 9:23 pm

Thanks for the reply, but I did the update long ago. Not sure of the date, but I updated to 12.3 as soon as it came out of beta.
So is it possible that it's indexing again for some reason?
-- Mathew

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