FInder is not showing saved documents.

Hi Sciro,

Thanks for the information. We recommend checking the "Files and Folders" privacy setting on your Mac. You can access the settings by choosing the Apple menu > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click Privacy. The steps and helpful information can be found in this guide as well: Change Privacy preferences on Mac You'll want to be sure the external hard drive(s) under "Devices" is allowed.

If the issue continues, to help further isolate you can test with a new user account: Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac

We also recommend checking if the documents show as expected when searching with the folder type. The section "Search by the type of items" from the guide here can help: Narrow your search results on Mac

We hope the information helps.

Best!

Hi Sciro,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you're having an issue with searching Word documents with Finder on your Mac. We're happy to assist.

Are the documents you're looking to access stored on an external disk? If so, "If you began your search in a Finder window, the search results include only files and folders on the internal disk." You can find this information and other details from the guide here: If searching your Mac returns unexpected results

If the documents are stored locally, do they show as expected using the Spotlight search?

Keep us posted, on what you find.

Cheers!