Microsoft Fixes OneDrive Search Bug After June Outage

In June, Microsoft had to admit that there were problems with the search function of his cloud memory service Onedrive, which basically made the feature unusable. Now you have found a solution to the underlying error and give users the perhaps most famous tech tip in the world.

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When Microsoft had to say at the end of June that some privately used OneDrive customers no longer did the search function, this was probably a rather smaller problem for most users. Nevertheless, it is of course anything but beautiful if you cannot search the cloud storage that may also be used for a fee. Microsoft now has According to a support document Found and eliminated the cause of the problem. In most cases, the search function of Onedrive should fulfill your service again both in the mobile apps and on the Windows desktop.

In individual cases, however, this should still not be given. If the Onedrive search continues to show no results after the update that has now taken place, Microsoft gives the well-known and popular tip to switch off the respective host device and restart. Basically, you ask the question: “Did you try gymnastics it off and on again?” – known from the comedy series “The IT Crowd“. At the latest after a restart, the search function from Onedrive should then deliver results again. The bug had ensured that the earnings page of the OneDrive search simply remained empty or did not deliver the desired files as the results. What the error was due to, Microsoft unfortunately left no information in the release notes for OneDrive, since the corresponding website is still not updated.