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Hello, I’m using the latest version of Thunderbird. The Ctrl-Shift-F search does not offers me the option of searching in the message Body when searching the Deleted folder, although it is fine when searching in the Inbox. I have tried restarting Thunderbird to no effect. What is going on? Alan.

Hello, I’m using the latest version of Thunderbird. The Ctrl-Shift-F search does not offers me the option of searching in the message Body when searching the Deleted folder, although it is fine when searching in the Inbox. I have tried restarting Thunderbird to no effect. What is going on? Alan.

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Have you checked the box Run Search on Server?

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Thanks for the answer, it fixed my problem. What exactly does Run Search on Server do? Whose server is it?

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Ther server is where your e-mail service provider (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Comcast, Spectrum, et al.) provides your e-mail service and stores your messages.

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Scooter, Thanks for that. Do you know how long messages are kept on the server? Why do I have to use the server to search message bodies in my Deleted folder but not in my Inbox? Alan.

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