Find Produces No Search Results

I have been searching my computer for files using the Find function in Finder but lately the results have consistently produced no results. At first, I ignored it but now even files I know exist do not appear in the results.
I have configured and reconfigured the parameters to hunt for specific files I can actually see and still they do not appear in the results!
I thought indexing my system might help but I cannot seem to locate that function! What might be causing my Finder to go blind? How can I make it see my files again?

Are your files in your account or are they in a different account? Find will only search in areas where you have permissions. Where are the files at?

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