Change default mailbox search in Outlook 2016












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I have selected the 'current mailbox' option from the search settings



settings



in the options tab in outlook but when searching emails it still defaults to 'all mailboxes'



I have also restarted outlook.

How do I change this?










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    I have selected the 'current mailbox' option from the search settings



    settings



    in the options tab in outlook but when searching emails it still defaults to 'all mailboxes'



    I have also restarted outlook.

    How do I change this?










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      I have selected the 'current mailbox' option from the search settings



      settings



      in the options tab in outlook but when searching emails it still defaults to 'all mailboxes'



      I have also restarted outlook.

      How do I change this?










      share|improve this question















      I have selected the 'current mailbox' option from the search settings



      settings



      in the options tab in outlook but when searching emails it still defaults to 'all mailboxes'



      I have also restarted outlook.

      How do I change this?







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      edited Dec 11 '18 at 9:51









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          Your organization may have the default search scope specified via group policy. Users will not be able to change the default once this policy is set, but they can manually change the scope while running a search.






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