# Search not updating

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-updating/295107>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-updating/295107 "2005-03-18T03:55:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-updating/295107/1 "2005-03-18T03:55:34Z")

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I use the Search/Advanced search to search for my posts via my Username. Recently my latest posts do not list in the results. What’s up?

Yes I know there are other ways to do this, but I perfer this way.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-updating/295107/2 "2005-03-19T08:08:13Z")

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It takes a while for the system to catch up to itself . . . with our current wave of busyness, even longer than usual, I would guess.

It will catch up . . . eventually. One hopes.

Sorry for your inconvenience.

your humble TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-not-updating/295107/3 "2005-03-19T13:20:35Z")

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I’ve noticed that it seems to take at least 24 hours right now for the “search” list using one’s username to catch up.

Once in a while it does it faster, but not often.