Using Advanced Search

The Advanced Search is an extension of the Simple Search feature that enables you to use a wide range of search criteria when searching for archived items.

To use Advanced Search:

1. From the Archive tab, click the drop down icon next to the Quick Search text box and select Advanced options.

Advanced Search Options

2. In the Advanced Search Options area, use the following advanced search features:

Option Description
Search emails for Select the user from the available list.
Archive Store

Defines the Archive Store where the search will be performed. Select one or more Archive StoresA collection of email sources, email metadata and search indexes within GFI Archiver from the available list of Archive Stores.

Sent date

Defines the date when the email to search for was sent.

Includes all/any

Defines whether to display items that match all conditions or items that match any of the conditions. From the drop-down list select:

  • All – Displays archived items that match at least one of the conditions specified.
  • Any – Displays archived items that meet all the conditions specified.

Click this button to add conditions. Available conditions are:

  • Subject – Search for emails having a specific subject.
  • Sender - Specify the email address or display name of the email sender for which to search emails.
  • Recipient - Specify the email address or display name of the email recipient for which to search emails.
  • BCC - Specify the email address or display name of the recipient whose address was keyed in the BCC field.
  • Sent Date - Search for emails sent before, after or exactly on a specific date. Key in or select a date, and select Is before, Is after or Is exactly.
  • Received Date - Search for emails received before, after or exactly on a specific date. Key in or select a date, and select Is before, Is after or Is exactly.
  • Start Date - Search for calendar items that start before a specified date.
  • Size (KB) - Search for items that are bigger, smaller or equal to a particular size. Key in a size and select Is greater than, Is smaller than and Is exactly.
  • Message ID - Search using the ‘Message ID’ field contained in the email header. Key in or paste the message ID of the email to find.
  • Whole Email - Search for emails that have some specific content in the email body and attachments.
  • Body - Search for emails that have some specific content in the body.
  • Attachment - Search for emails that have some specific content anywhere in the attachment.
  • Contains document - Search only for emails that have an attached document.
  • Folder - Search for items contained in a specific mailbox folder.
  • Folder/Subfolders - Search for items contained in a specific subfolder within a mailbox folder.
  • Label - Search for emails labeled with a specific label.

NOTE

Click displayed next to a search condition to remove it.

Excludes all of these conditions

Defines a list of conditions that the archived items will NOT have to meet to be returned as a search result. Click and select the conditions to apply. The conditions that can be selected are similar to the ones described above.

NOTE

Click displayed next to a search criteria to remove it from search.

Back to basic options Click to return to the Simple Search feature. For more information refer to Using Simple Search.
Reset Resets the search conditions and enables you to start all over again.
Save

Saves the search conditions as a saved search query that can be triggered at any time. Saved searches are displayed in the Classifications window under Archive tab.

Search

Starts the search for the archived items. Results are returned as per the conditions selected.