Search for files does not work on Dolphin

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#1

Leap 15.4
KDE

I had this issue on 15.3 hoping to be fixed on 15.4. When I go to dolphin into any folder with files, if I press Ctrl+F and type anything to search for a file it says it can’t find anything. This is quite annoying specially when some folders have hundreds of files.
Any Idea how to fix it?

#2

@cepiolidus:

With Leap everything previous and Leap 15.4, I’ve never experienced the issue you’re reporting.


Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.4
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.14.21-150400.22-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 4 × AMD A10-5750M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Memory: 7.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD ARUBA

Which then begs the question – what’s different on your machine?

  • The KDE System Settings –
    → Section “Workspace” –
    *=2]→ “Search” –

Have enabled “File Search”?

  • You should reduce the searching to be done – as much as possible …
    Index file content only if, you really have to …
    Index hidden files and folder only if, you really have to …
    Index only your home directory …
    *=2]Index other directories only if, you really have to …
#3

Try to reinstall Dolphin. You have a bug.
User can run search without working KDE Baloo
https://userbase.kde.org/Baloo
https://community.kde.org/Baloo