Outlook 2016 Mac Search Not Working

The outlook 2016 Mac search not working message appears in the Outlook 2016 email client installed on your Mac when you search for a specific email address in the new mail window. It is a common error that occurs due to incomplete Spotlight Search indexing, parent folders added to the Privacy tab in Spotlight, corrupted Spotlight Search, or inclusive of special characters in the Profile name. It can be resolved using the troubleshooting methods mentioned below.

Solution: 1

On your Mac, open the Outlook 2016 app first.
Click the Outlook menu and select Preferences from the drop-down menu.
Click the Accounts tab and select the account that is causing the problem in the left-side menu.
Click the minus symbol near the selected account to remove it from your Mac.
If prompted, confirm your action by clicking the Delete button that help to fix outlook 2016 Mac search not working issue.
Close the Outlook app and navigate to the Applications folder.
Give a right-click on the Outlook app and select the Show Package Contents option.
Go to Contents and select the ShareSupport option.
Next, launch the Outlook Profile Manager and select the profile that is causing the trouble.
Click the minus symbol to delete the profile and confirm your action.
Now, re-add your account in the Outlook 2016 app and check if the problem is resolved.

Solution: 2

On your Mac, open the Outlook app.

Press the Ctrl key and hold it while clicking the temporary folder that you have created in the Outlook app.

Otherwise, select New folder and enter a name.

Press the Enter key and hold the Command key while clicking the items that you wish to move to the created folder.

In the Home tab, click the Move button and select Choose Folder.

Type your destination folder name and select it from the search result.

Next, click the Move button to move your messages to the created folder.

Repeat the same steps to move the messages back to the original folder.

Solution: 3

Click the Apple menu at the top-left corner of the screen and select Preferences.
In the Preferences window, click the Spotlight icon and select the Privacy tab.
Look for the parent folder or Outlook profile folder in the displayed list.
Click the minus symbol to remove them.
Now, relaunch the Outlook app and check if the outlook 2016 Mac search not working error is solved.