# The catalogue says it is showing the 500 most recently changed variables

**What you are seeing**

Above the table: _Showing the 500 most recently changed variables. Search covers these only._ A variable you know exists does not appear in the list or in search.

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## Why it happens

Each section of the catalogue loads at most 500 variables, newest changes first. A scope with more than 500 variables has older ones that are not loaded, so neither the list nor its search can find them. The Variable filter in Capable Search sees the same 500.

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## What to do

* Pages that show the older variables keep working; only the catalogue list is affected.
* Retire variables nobody uses, so the scope drops back under 500\. See [Retire or replace a variable safely](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/retire-or-replace-a-variable-safely.html).
* Keep values that only one space needs as space variables rather than global ones, so no single scope grows past the limit.

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## Related

### [Limits](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/limits.html)

Every number to plan around.

### [Variables catalogue](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variables-catalogue.html)

Browse, search and create.

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