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title: "Message search"
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date: 2021-08-03T20:30:00+02:00
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---
## Message search
It is not uncommon to want to search for older conversation content. To search the
message history in a room (or in all rooms) for a certain text, you will find the text,
you can find the "Search" button in the upper right corner of the Element app. "Search"
button.
![Display of the position of the function button for the search](/images/message-search_en.png)
Searching for messages is possible in unencrypted rooms without any problem, since Element
has access to all messages. The situation is different in encrypted rooms. This function
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is only possible using the desktop client (see [Clients / Installation](/clients/)), because the messages must be cached for the search. The message search
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must be explicitly enabled under `Settings` -> `Security & Privacy` -> `Message search`.
Afterwards, searching is also possible in encrypted rooms.
![Settings section for enabling message search](/images/message-search-active_en.png)