Search in mail

Hello, since I have boucht a new iMac with Maverick, the Mail application doesn't find anything when I search with a key word. My VIP mailbox are empty too.
Anyone experiencing the same issue?

problem solved by resetting spotlight with onyx application

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1. Enable Indexing
Open Terminal, and type the following: sudo mdutil -i on /
If it asks for your password, type it in and hit return.
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2. Re-indexing HD
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=349304&tstart=0

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Hi there
I've just migrated my MacBook Pro across to the new machines, so have moved to Mavericks as well.
Historically, searching in Mail has been wonderfully simple. Type whatever you want and it lists what it finds. But Mavericks just doesn't come up with the results. - If I type in my name and "entire message" it gives me some but not all of my signatured messages.
- If I type in a name I know I've emailed in the past it will come up with no messages.
Have I got a setting I need to change over??
Appreciate your feedback.
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