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Searching SharePoint Online Files

You can search the content of files, and metadata such as file name, file type and modified time. Data that is filtered from backup is not included in search.

Before You Begin

  • Each access node that is used to run content indexing jobs must have the Web Server or Index Gateway package installed.

  • You must enable content indexing in the Office 365 plan. For more information, see Enable Content Indexing.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Office 365.

    The Office 365 apps page appears.

  2. Click the app that contains the site that you want to search.

    The app page appears.

  3. On the Sites tab, in the row for the site that you want to search, click the action button action_button, and then click Restore > Restore documents.

    The site details page appears.

  4. In the upper-right area of the page, click the Search box.

    Search criteria appear.

  5. Click Search.

For information about the Search filters, see Criteria-Based Search for Site Content and Refine Search for Site Content.

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