Outlook folders missing email enties

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Outlook folders missing email enties

John Hughes 0

several folders do not show the full list of messages saved in the folder.

Searching all Outlook items for messages with a know title or author results in the message showing up in the search and indicated to be in the correct folder but the message does not appear in the file.

The account uses a pop email server and downloads all the messages to a local .pst file.

Once copied off the pop server, they are deleted from the server, so cannot retrieve using online tools.

I just upgraded office 365 to 2608, 64-bit, Click-to-Run. Was 2607 32-bit.

both 32-bit and 64-bit versions exhibited same behavior.

I have tried rebuilding the pst file with no success.

Suggestions?

John Hughes 0 Reputation points

2026-08-22T18:33:05.4866667+00:00
AI bot replied:

Because search can find the messages and shows them in the correct folder, the items are likely still in the local store but are being missed by folder view, local cache/search scope, or the Outlook search/indexing path.

For classic Outlook, use these checks in order: Include Deleted Items in search Go to File > Options > Search. Enable Include messages from the Deleted items folder in each data file when searching in All Items. Select OK and restart Outlook. Remove the search result limit Go to File > Options > Search. Clear Improve search speed by limiting the number of results shown. Restart Outlook. This can make search slower, but it allows Outlook to show all results instead of stopping at the default limit. [---]

Item 2, Remove the search result limit

Go to File > Options > Search.

Clear Improve search speed by limiting the number of results shown.

There is no Improve search speed ... option when I go to File > Options > Search

The suggested registry keys do not exist on my system.
Stefan Blom 349.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-08-22T21:14:44.6333333+00:00

The AI-generated reply from "AI answer" isn't necessarily correct. You can choose to reject it.
John Hughes 0 Reputation points

2026-08-22T22:09:18.6366667+00:00

I get that. Would still like to find a solution to my problem.

Your answer

John Hughes 0 Reputation points

2026-08-22T18:33:05.4866667+00:00

AI bot replied:

Because search can find the messages and shows them in the correct folder, the items are likely still in the local store but are being missed by folder view, local cache/search scope, or the Outlook search/indexing path.

For classic Outlook, use these checks in order: Include Deleted Items in search Go to File > Options > Search. Enable Include messages from the Deleted items folder in each data file when searching in All Items. Select OK and restart Outlook. Remove the search result limit Go to File > Options > Search. Clear Improve search speed by limiting the number of results shown. Restart Outlook. This can make search slower, but it allows Outlook to show all results instead of stopping at the default limit. [---]

Item 2, Remove the search result limit

Go to File > Options > Search.

Clear Improve search speed by limiting the number of results shown.

There is no Improve search speed ... option when I go to File > Options > Search

The suggested registry keys do not exist on my system.
Stefan Blom 349.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-08-22T21:14:44.6333333+00:00

The AI-generated reply from "AI answer" isn't necessarily correct. You can choose to reject it.
John Hughes 0 Reputation points

2026-08-22T22:09:18.6366667+00:00

I get that. Would still like to find a solution to my problem.