Search/Filter in bin in Premiere Pro not showing any files at all despite them existing

Same thing has happened multiple times to me, and duplicating the project usually works. The fact that this is still a bug almost three years later is really messed up. 

Simply renaming the project fixes this. Someone said to duplicate it, but in short, duplicating it, renames the file as [filename]_copy and that's what fixes it.

When you open the file under a new name, Premiere treats the file as a "new project". It does a more thourogh loading process as it sets up the project for the "first time" vs. whatever it does with "previously/recently opened" projects. This is what fixes it. I'm sure there's some setting that is erased or defaulted in this process, but I have no idea which settings or cahce files are being reset when premiere is opening a project "for the first time", I just know renaming it is the quickest and easiest way to fix this.

BUG STILL HERE. ADOBE IS A JOKE

I have this problem for more than one year, and it's existing with all the updates during this period: the search function in the project panel stop working arbitrary, and I couldn't find a reliable solution for this issue.

Sometimes I have several open projects where the search function doesn't work in only one of them, usually it's happening with larger projects, not the simple ones.

Experiencing the same issue in Premiere 24.5.0, which is the current version on Mac OS; iMac pro. I am performing ingest of dozens of named files and search stopped working a couple of hours in to the project. Simply duplicating the file did not help; but in addition I quit Premiere, renamed the duplicate file to something unique, and then relaunched Premiere using the new file. Search is again working.

It's a bug, not a feature!! 

It is irrelevent to me if the cause is an corrupted audio file, a cache file, or anything else outside of premiere that cannot be troubleshooted. The search feature belongs to Premiere. If that feature works one minute and doesn't the next, my workflow is not the issue—it's Premiere. Don't blame the users for something this costly software is supposed to be able to handle consistently in every day use.

I've seen a similar thing, where the problem was there was a 'space' still in the search bar line. You click on the search bar, make sure you are at the end, backspace to clear it, voila ... search working properly again.

You can't see when this happens either, so it's easy to get it. But always worth checking for.

Bam.  Just got hit with this too, outta nowhere.  Latest update as of 02/24. 

Will try duplicating the project and loading that to see if it'll snap out of it.  Got a massive doc going on.  Te idea that I can't seach transcripts basically just kills productivity. (again)

EDIT:  duplicated project and reloaded.  Search worked.

Experiencing the same issue! Have you checked if there's a specific filter applied unintentionally in the search bar or if there are any nested bins causing the problem? Might be worth exploring those areas for a solution. Good luck with getting it resolved!

I'm unsure when this started, and I've made sure to update my software just in case, but I can no longer find any file by searching within the bins in my projects. This doesn't happen with effects, but purely in the project window. It's really slowing down my workflow for searching for a quick graphic or music file during an edit. I can't find anything on google or this forum that helps with this problem.

I've tried clearing the cache, updating the software. It just won't come back and I need to try and get it fixed ASAP if I can.

Any help would be reatly appreciated.

 

To illustrate the problem, I attach 2 photos. One with an unfiltered bin showing a file with "radio" clearly present in the name, then with the word being searched and it showing none of the files, even though several radio imaging mp3s contain this word.

 

 

By @edtempler

This is an Eggregious bug that needs immediate attention! I'm about to go into my busy season and this is going to cost me so much time and hassle, even if I just want to organize. I need to be able to locate assets and sequences instantly. Please fix this. 
I saw this bug had a history in 2019 and some of the answers came back reset preferences. Resetting preferences is not a solution and Adobe support suggests that shamefully often without fixing the root causes. Please fix it outright.