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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