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Impossible to get messages only with pdf type of attachement via the filter in the message search

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PDF filter doesn't work

Trying to refine my search to get only emails with PDF files attachment, only get an empty list when mails with PDF are in the base for sure.

Step by step with screenshots here attached sorted by A, B, C.

A - Basic search with "pdf" 

     => 480 attachments files in emails

B - Filtering A search to get only mails from year 2025 

     => in 2025 only 27 emails with attachment - We see in the list result some emails with PDF files attached to it.

C - Trying to get only emails with PDF types attachment, clicking on the top left filter get nothing 

      => It's a bug i guess.

Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Thunderbird 140.4.0esr (64 bits)

On 18 November 2025

'''PDF filter doesn't work''' Trying to refine my search to get only emails with PDF files attachment, only get an empty list when mails with PDF are in the base for sure. Step by step with screenshots here attached sorted by A, B, C. A - Basic search with "pdf" => 480 attachments files in emails B - Filtering A search to get only mails from year 2025 => in 2025 only 27 emails with attachment - We see in the list result some emails with PDF files attached to it. C - Trying to get only emails with PDF types attachment, clicking on the top left filter get nothing => It's a bug i guess. Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Thunderbird 140.4.0esr (64 bits) On 18 November 2025
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sfhowes
sfhowes
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Global Search will only find messages with pdf in the Subject or Body, not messages just with pdf attachments. For that, there is an add-on:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/expression-search-ng/

Nels
Nels Utente che ha posto la domanda

Thanks @sfhowes for your answer ;) but I can't be satisfied just we that answer (I do not want to offense you I try my best english here)

What I mean, is even in french and in english language the UI/UX don't follow intuitively the logic you're explaining me.

I've tried to found the spec or a core documentation on that but I don't find anything yet :/

And the Addon is another layer i dont want to use when it feel old not with many users/downloads in top of that.

Kind Regards

Matt
Matt
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See https://support.mozilla.org/kb/global-search

Nels
Nels Utente che ha posto la domanda

Hi @Matt, thanks I read that one before written my post here to avoid an rtfm first indeed. In french language nothing is specified about the behaviour of the specific filter "with attachments" and nothing on the option to define only pdf. I will read it in English and Portuguese to check if something is missing in the translation of it but I with low trust on that. I add a comment directly on the KB document let see. Kind regards for your answers guys 😉🙏🏻🙏🏻

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