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When I use the search option to find old emails, it shows only emails received over one month ago, not the most recent emails from that email address

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eviejeff
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When I use the search option to find old emails, it shows only emails received over one month ago, not the most recent emails from that email address.

When I use the search option to find old emails, it shows only emails received over one month ago, not the most recent emails from that email address.

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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How are you searching? There are 3 methods: Quick Filter Bar (Ctrl-Shift-K) searches by folder, Edit(or AppMenu)/Find/Search Messages searches by account, and the Global Search (Ctrl-K) searches all accounts. If the problem occurs with Global Search, it may help to rebuild the database:

https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/rebuilding-global-database