Unable to search for attachments in mail

Hi,
The problem I'm having is, when I search in mail for an attachment (that exists), nothing comes up. Searching for emails works fine. I'm running Yosemite 10.10.2. I happen to have another computer running Yosemite which can search for attachments just fine.
This computer was previously running Mavericks, and searching for attachments worked there. I backed up my mail files (inboxes, plists, etc.) and then did a clean install of Yosemite (not an upgrade) and then moved my old mail files back. Perhaps somehow this is the issue?
Would appreciate any help!

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