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Related: About this forumAdvanced search not working for me
Anyone else? Anyone know why it keeps timing out?
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Advanced search not working for me (Original Post)
Sugarcoated
Jul 2017
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cbreezen
(694 posts)1. Hasn't worked for me at all in years.
Star membership made no difference.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)2. Just use the direct Google advanced search...
cbreezen
(694 posts)3. Considering that "elgoog" on my tablet
says I haven't visited DU since July 7, even though I posted this morning (at which time it indicated my last visit was yesterday, July 24), I wouldn't trust the results.
YMMV.
Edited to add: I do not have a VPN.
Sugarcoated
(8,130 posts)4. I do sometimes
and it's not as good.
Rhiannon12866
(227,430 posts)5. It's working for me
Maybe you need to limit your time parameters?
Sugarcoated
(8,130 posts)6. My search parameters were between June 2017 and July 2017
couldn't get any smaller.
Rhiannon12866
(227,430 posts)7. Then it should be working, that's what I usually use as well.
I even use the "All Forums" option. The best I can suggest is asking in AtA.