# Doing a search within the Settings menu isn't showing results **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** macos\ **Created:** [August 29, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604 "2022-08-29T04:49:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![timp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@timp](https://community.brave.app/u/timp)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604/1 "2022-08-29T04:49:16Z")
* * * **Description of the issue:** The search bar in the Settings page on MacOS does then doesn’t show matches **How can this issue be reproduced?** 1. Select Settings from top right hamburger menu. 2. Click magnifying glass to start a search 3. Type “bloc” (do not hit enter) - you will see lots of matches for “block” 4. Now add a “k” to the end to spell “block”. All matches disappear, even for “block”. 5. Now hit delete/backspace and go back to “bloc”. Matches reappear. 6. Hit delete/backspace once more and go back to “blo” - no matches. 7. Now you can’t find a match for “block” no matter what you type, and other searches give odd results (I tried typing “brave” after deleting “block” and got a link to the passwords settings menu, which had no matches at all). **Expected result:** Obviously, searches for words that match should be returned. It’s a Search bar. **Brave Version( check `About Brave`):** 1.42.95 Chromium 104.0.5112.81 (arm643) **Additional Information:** This happens on Private Browser widows as well. The only way to get my search capability back is to close the tab and open a new one (although it still breaks if you repeat the steps I listed). ---
**Author:** ![Saoiray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/saoiray/32/212354_2.png) [@Saoiray](https://community.brave.app/u/Saoiray)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604/2 "2022-08-29T05:12:57Z")
Can you show a screenshot? Asking because it works for me. Might be difference in is that I’m on Windows, but kind of curious. ![New Tab - Brave 8_29_2022 1_11_16 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/2/9/29eb08d1e9426366be491baf6808b15fcb3c09ee.png) ---
**Author:** ![CerealLover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/cereallover/32/130868_2.png) [@CerealLover](https://community.brave.app/u/CerealLover)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604/3 "2022-08-29T10:28:27Z")
Hi On my side, Windows 11, latest Brave; In addition to the “block problem”: 1. When searching for ‘social’ it always gives no results. 2. When searching for ‘profile’ gives no result after I searched any other words before. Note: However I found that clicking F5 give results for any word! ---
**Author:** ![Saoiray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/saoiray/32/212354_2.png) [@Saoiray](https://community.brave.app/u/Saoiray)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604/4 "2022-08-29T14:18:23Z")
> [@CerealLover](#): > > In addition to the “block problem”: Hey, yours also not pulling anything up when typing in block? If so, makes you wonder what’s going on, as can see mine worked. Kind of curious if @Mattches has any insight on this. ---
**Author:** ![Mattches](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mattches/32/25189_2.png) [@Mattches](https://community.brave.app/u/Mattches)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604/5 "2022-09-09T21:18:31Z")
@Saoiray @CerealLover @timp, While I do not get the exact results shown in your examples, I do see some strange behavior. For me, `Block` is found when typing in `block`, `bloc` or `blo`. However, if you delete then retype the word, less results are found until eventually it defaults to something in the `Passwords` page in Settings. I’ve forwarded this information to the team for review as there’s definitely something fishy going on with the search function in Settings. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/doing-a-search-within-the-settings-menu-isnt-showing-results/427604/6 "2022-10-09T21:18:56Z")
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