'All' Search not working in mail

When typing a seach queary such as 'apple' or 'dealmac', I get no results even though I know that my inbox is full of these words. I can get results by clicking on 'suggested' results like 'people' or 'subject' when I type but not if I want to search 'all'. I have rebuilt my inboxes, deleted and reinserted the search box into my menu bar. I have even deleted 'mail' folder from my library and went through setup of all of my accounts. But when I do any search for 'all', I get no results.
TIA for any help.

Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope Index
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return.
A Finder window will open with a file selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have names that begin with "Envelope Index". Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
Log out and log back in. Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is corrupt and that Mail has to quit. Click OK.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the file you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

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