File search not working ?

[Kathryn_novice]

I am in Libre Office and want to open an old invoice. When I search nothing comes up." No results".

I tried to search for a recent file, the last one I did, which shows on the main search window, but when i search for it “No results”?

So now I cannot search for any files to open as I just get " no results" when I can actually see them in the file window before I search for them? I have tried changing file types etc when I search and still " no results".

Frustrating having to scroll through 1000’s of files looking for one. The search function used to work and now it doesn’t?

[mariosv]

What operating system and LibreOffice version? Are you using the LibreOffice dialog, Menu/Tools/Options/View/Open-Save dialog.

[ajlittoz]

To the best of my knowledge, there is no “file search function” in LO. This is usually a task for the file manager of your OS.