Finder searches return nothing

when i search for a file under spotlight, results appear, but when I click "show all in finder", nothing appears in the finder. similarly, searches in the finder directly return nothing. thoughts?

Certain things are not included in "All my Files", I think some of these things include apps, internet history, etc. I would suggest you just use spotlight, it includes more.

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