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I am looking for a questions I previously posted in the Apple support communities. I have posted about 150 over time, but only one, the latest, shows up when I click on "My Questions"? I tried resetting the filters, but still only my latest question appears.
Any thought on how to find previous questions authored by me appreciated.
Henry
Google them??
Seriously. Google maintains public archives.
Background: I actually just ran into the same issue & drew the conclusion (confirmed by @babowa) that Apple was applying a pretty aggressive chronological filter (😒). Fortunately, I also had an idea re: workaround solution, which I was amused to discover did seem to work. Granted, mine is an extremely limited test case (I had a grand total of 2 inaccessible mystery Qs), but a fundamentally similar approach should work for you.
The Simple (if inelegant) Solution: I queried my username + ‘apple discussions’ @ google.com. They were actually the top two hits in my search results.😁
Fair Warning: Assuming we’re fairly likeminded, this solution is probably not going to be super-satisfying. You’ll probably encounter some technical challenges with the search algorithm to recover a much larger sample set of 150ish historical posts. Even if you do manage to excavate all your old posts, it won’t generate a very tidy record of your activity. 😕
Bottom Line: All that said, if you rate a semi-functional workaround as better than nothing, this should work. 🍀
Follow up: Feel free to. I’m curious to know if/how well this works for your larger sample set. Or if you find an alternate/better solution.
Google them??
Seriously. Google maintains public archives.
Background: I actually just ran into the same issue & drew the conclusion (confirmed by @babowa) that Apple was applying a pretty aggressive chronological filter (😒). Fortunately, I also had an idea re: workaround solution, which I was amused to discover did seem to work. Granted, mine is an extremely limited test case (I had a grand total of 2 inaccessible mystery Qs), but a fundamentally similar approach should work for you.
The Simple (if inelegant) Solution: I queried my username + ‘apple discussions’ @ google.com. They were actually the top two hits in my search results.😁
Fair Warning: Assuming we’re fairly likeminded, this solution is probably not going to be super-satisfying. You’ll probably encounter some technical challenges with the search algorithm to recover a much larger sample set of 150ish historical posts. Even if you do manage to excavate all your old posts, it won’t generate a very tidy record of your activity. 😕
Bottom Line: All that said, if you rate a semi-functional workaround as better than nothing, this should work. 🍀
Follow up: Feel free to. I’m curious to know if/how well this works for your larger sample set. Or if you find an alternate/better solution.
How long ago were they? They are typically archived after 3 - 12 months of inactivity. Due to constant technology changes and advances, answers are usually outdated once a new OS is introduced. As well, there are millions of posts here every day - there is no way to keep them all for longer than that.
I used to use the discussions more, I mean going back to like eWorld!, but last time I checked (??) they were all still available to browse historically.
Thanks for the google option, I wasnt able to find what I was looking for becasue I am not sure if it was even a Apple Discusion or not? But good to know there is an option.
Thanks
I ran a test case with your username and iterated keywords. Search algorithm limits the number of top hits but you can vary what is returned. I found probably about 30 or so of your questions using these search strings. Maybe this will work if there’s something specific you’re looking for.
henry cline1 discussions.apple.com
henry cline1 discussions.apple.com itunes
henry cline1 discussions.apple.com iphone
henry cline1 discussions.apple.com mac
henry cline1 discussions.apple.com log
Previous Questions not showing up?
