Where'd they go?

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Where'd they go?

I need to find an old post I made a couple of years ago. My subscriptions list goes back only a short while. Is there some way to locate those old posts?

iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 18, 2019 8:10 PM

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DesertRatR Author

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May 19, 2019 6:32 AM in response to babowa

Some older posts? How about all posts I've made prior to two months ago. I've been on this forum since early 2009, with lots of posts. And occasionally I need to find an old one because it has the instructions I need for some problem to be fixed. While I am sure the Apple engineers have some technical reason for periodically "updating" this website, they make it tough on the user when everything changes.

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DesertRatR Author

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May 19, 2019 6:48 AM in response to macjack

Well, Mac, I think you are on to something. Apple clearly can't be relied upon to maintain the user experience so now I'll have to come up with my own Dewey Decimal system for saving instructions off line.

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ChitlinsCC

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May 19, 2019 7:22 AM in response to DesertRatR

Use GoogleSiteSearch

DesertRatR site:discussions.apple.com - Google Search

I use the "Time" tool, but it does not 'sort' like oldest>latest or latest>oldest

I see Authored post from 2012 - several Google pages of results

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babowa

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May 19, 2019 8:32 AM in response to DesertRatR

Well, don’t blame me, I was just the messenger. I’ve never relied on this system; if I wanted to keep something, I downloaded or copied the content. And the changes here were fundamental as they went from a third party software to their own hosting and running the forums.

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ChitlinsCC

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May 19, 2019 12:33 PM in response to rccharles

rccharles wrote:

ccc is very good at finding things. Take his advice. Use google. ASC search is broken.

R

Google site search is not really a "trick" - just little known to the general population of the World (WideWeb) ;-)

(I have a tough time receiving compliments)

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DesertRatR Author

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May 19, 2019 1:48 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

Thanks CCC. I had absolutely no idea Google could do such a thing. I wonder if duckduckgo can do such a thing. It is nowhere near as accurate as Google, however it has other benefits. Since there is no guarantee Apple won't muck up this website search at some point in the near future, I'll save it to my local Dewey Decimal System.

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Allan Jones

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May 19, 2019 8:58 AM in response to DesertRatR

Ranting to us does no good. We are end users just like you. If you want your concerns to reach someone who gets an Apple paycheck, try this feedback link:

Contact Us - Website Feedback - Apple

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babowa

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May 18, 2019 9:55 PM in response to DesertRatR

Some older posts have not been accessible since the forum software was changed a couple of months back and the entire site was revamped. They will be at some point (supposedly).

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