From 5ab40bb4d1b5a3ee1916946647ec81b74d961254 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raunak Raj <71929976+bajrangCoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:03:22 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(search): include restored files in global search

---
 src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js b/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js
index e0d66e97b2..c84e0382a9 100644
--- a/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js
+++ b/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ async function readSearchFileContent(uri) {
 	if (helpers.isBinary(uri)) return "";
 
 	const editorFile = editorManager.getFile(uri, "uri");
-	if (editorFile?.session?.doc) {
+	if (editorFile?.loaded && editorFile.session?.doc) {
 		try {
 			return getDocText(editorFile.session.doc);
 		} catch (_) {
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ function getOpenFileOverlays() {
 	const overlays = {};
 	editorManager.files.forEach((file) => {
 		if (!file.uri || !supportsNativeSearch(file.uri)) return;
-		if (!file.session?.doc) return;
+		if (!file.loaded || !file.session?.doc) return;
 		try {
 			overlays[file.uri] = getDocText(file.session.doc);
 		} catch (_) {

From e2da82013e027bfaf1a95539ce0d7320b90b26cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raunak Raj <71929976+bajrangCoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:09:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix

---
 src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js b/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js
index c84e0382a9..6cfa938cef 100644
--- a/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js
+++ b/src/sidebarApps/searchInFiles/index.js
@@ -693,9 +693,10 @@ async function readSearchFileContent(uri) {
 	if (helpers.isBinary(uri)) return "";
 
 	const editorFile = editorManager.getFile(uri, "uri");
-	if (editorFile?.loaded && editorFile.session?.doc) {
+	const editorDocument = getSearchEditorDocument(editorFile);
+	if (editorDocument) {
 		try {
-			return getDocText(editorFile.session.doc);
+			return getDocText(editorDocument);
 		} catch (_) {
 			return "";
 		}
@@ -704,6 +705,17 @@ async function readSearchFileContent(uri) {
 	return fsOperation(uri).readFile(settings.value.defaultFileEncoding);
 }
 
+function getSearchEditorDocument(file) {
+	const document = file?.session?.doc;
+	if (!document) return null;
+	if (file.loaded) return document;
+
+	// Remote files can expose non-empty unsaved recovery text while their source
+	// is still loading. An inactive restored tab instead has an empty placeholder.
+	if (file.loading && file.isUnsaved && document.length > 0) return document;
+	return null;
+}
+
 function supportsNativeSearch(url = "") {
 	return (
 		fileIndex.supports(url) &&
@@ -819,9 +831,10 @@ function getOpenFileOverlays() {
 	const overlays = {};
 	editorManager.files.forEach((file) => {
 		if (!file.uri || !supportsNativeSearch(file.uri)) return;
-		if (!file.loaded || !file.session?.doc) return;
+		const editorDocument = getSearchEditorDocument(file);
+		if (!editorDocument) return;
 		try {
-			overlays[file.uri] = getDocText(file.session.doc);
+			overlays[file.uri] = getDocText(editorDocument);
 		} catch (_) {
 			// ignore invalid editor docs
 		}