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New fix for search in v16.34 Outlook.app broken by Macos 10.14/10.15 upgrades
### Fix search in v16.34 Outlook.app on Catalina 10.15.3
### Previous fix with "mdiimport -g" was broken by Macos 10.14/10.15 upgrades.
### See whole sordid issue at link below: Began in 2018, MS says fixed in 10.14.5, but still needs fix below in 2020.
### https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/outlook-16231-not-searching-correctly-on-mojave/dfe3c2a5-bf71-4df8-b290-379ed88009cc?page=5
mdimport -i ~/Library/Group\ Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook\ 15\ Profiles/Main\ Profile/Data/Tasks/
find ~/Library/Group\ Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook\ 15\ Profiles/Main\ Profile/Data/Messages/ -type f -mtime -2 -exec mdimport -i "{}" \;
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The gist is a yet another new fix for empty search results in v16.34 Outlook.app on Catalina 10.15.3
Note: Previous fixes on internet with "mdiimport -g" seem broken by Macos 10.14.3 update.
Sad 5 pages of history of MS and Apple being unable to fix at link below: Began in 2018, MS says fixed in 10.14.5, but still needs fix newer fix(es) in 2020.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/outlook-16231-not-searching-correctly-on-mojave/dfe3c2a5-bf71-4df8-b290-379ed88009cc?page=5

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