search up old emails

[James8561]

How do I go about searching up really old emails (more than a month old) using WP with accounts set to sync manually only 7 days?

 

[rdubmu]

You should beable to search, and then it should ask you if you want to search via server.

 

[WasteSomeTime]

Go to sync settings in your email, from the drop down menu select " any time ". Then hit refresh.

 

[James8561]

^wouldn't that waste all my data?

@rdubmu, I didn't see that option

 

[WasteSomeTime]

I don't think so your just refreshing your email. Its really a refresh. You can connect to a WiFi network and refresh that way.

How much data do you have per month that your that concerned about it.

 

[foxbat121]

Go to sync settings in your email, from the drop down menu select " any time ". Then hit refresh.

That's really a bad idea and WILL download all past emails and use a lot of data. As mentioned above, server search works just fine as long as you use Exchange or Microsoft account.

 

[foxbat121]

@rdubmu, I didn't see that option

Use the search button on mail app to search for what you looking for. It will search emails on your phone first. But at the end of the results, it will show a line 'Search more in xxxx'. Tap that line will perform server search.

 

[James8561]

^all I got when searching is this: taken directly from phone

 

[rdubmu]

What type of account are you using and how is it set up?

 

[foxbat121]

^all I got when searching is this: taken directly from phone
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Only exchange mail or Hotmail/outlook mail accounts support server search. Other email account can't as they don't support such search.

 

[gab1972]

Have you considered CloudMagic?

Here's the app description:

“Really, really, really, fast” - TechCrunch
“Super fast search on super strong steroids” - Gizmodo

Put your mind at ease. Magically find anything when you need it the most. Lightning fast search across Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, SkyDrive, Dropbox, Evernote, Box and much more.

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One search box across all your data
- Search across Gmail, Google Apps, Yahoo, Hotmail, SkyDrive, Evernote, Dropbox, Box, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Chat, iCloud, AOL, Mail.com and GMX.

Multiple accounts
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Partial word search
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Multiple devices
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[ivanflo]

Search and then when no results come up tap "search in hotmail" in my case and then all folders in my case and done. Its a very useful feature. Not sure it works with all types of accounts though.

Sent from my windows phone

 

[James8561]

so it looks like I can't search on Yahoo or Google mails.
this better not be a WP-only limitation or else it's pretty stupid.

 

[gab1972]

so it looks like I can't search on Yahoo or Google mails.
this better not be a WP-only limitation or else it's pretty stupid.

Seriously, give CloudMagic a try. Even when I had an Android and an iPhone, I used this app over native global search.

 

[mpt15]

so it looks like I can't search on Yahoo or Google mails.
this better not be a WP-only limitation or else it's pretty stupid.

I tried this on a Lumia 820. A Gmail account was setup, initially syncing only email. I changed the setting to also sync contacts. Then it gave the option of "search more in Google Mail" which it didn't give earlier!

Unfortunately I couldn't find the setting for yahoo mail. So Gmail search works but not yahoo mail, in my experience.

 

[foxbat121]

I tried this on a Lumia 820. A Gmail account was setup, initially syncing only email. I changed the setting to also sync contacts. Then it gave the option of "search more in Google Mail" which it didn't give earlier!

Unfortunately I couldn't find the setting for yahoo mail. So Gmail search works but not yahoo mail, in my experience.

Your trick with GMail may ends tomorrow because Google is slated to turn off ActiveSync tomorrow. Also, phones with GDR2 update already switched GMail to IMAP. Yahoo is IMAP as well. Search on mail server is an ActiveSync feature. I don't believe IMAP protocol supports that (I maybe wrong). Hence you will not see this on any IMAP or POP email accounts.

GMail server search will work on native GMail apps in Android or iOS. But there is no such official app for WP8. You can thank Google for it.

 

[rdubmu]

I thought that if you have your phone already setup as m.google.com the sync will work for any existing customers.

The best bet is to setup an outlook account, and setup gmail inside of outlook, then go to settings, and change your sent email from device to gmail since it is now an alias.

 

[mpt15]

Google Sync support for Windows Phone to be kept alive until December 31st

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/01/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

 

[foxbat121]

I thought that if you have your phone already setup as m.google.com the sync will work for any existing customers.
.

no, it is supposed to cut off for all (those without a paying business account) @7/31/13 but now it is extended to the end of the year.

 

[James8561]

hopefully Microsoft will figure out google's new protocol by then.
and Yahoo, pls /facepalm