Outlook Desktop error with Advanced Find when searching online archive with auto-expanding folders

Last Updated: March 19, 2024

ISSUE

When you search with Advanced Find for an online archive with auto-expanding folders, Outlook Desktop shows the following error:

“Outlook cannot perform your search. Outlook cannot display this view."

STATUS: DESIGN LIMITATION

Outlook Desktop Advanced Find is not available for auto-expanding archives. It is not expected that this issue will be fixed.

To work around the issue, please use the normal instant search by searching on Current Folder scope.

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