Search results are not there

[smorton]

Newbie here.

Last night I searched for the name "smith" using Google desktop. That isn't the real name I searched for but for privacy purposes let's say it is. I found numerous documents with that name and I combined them.

Now this evening, 24 hours later, I did a search for "smith" and I find one email and one document. I tap the control key twice and enter the name smith and I see there are a number of smith items that appear but when I activate the search they are not there.

Can anyone tell me what is going on? These smith items are on my desktop and I have instructed Google desktop to search there.

Thanks

SM