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    Macbook Pro 2017 - No touch bar Screen Problem to fix or not to fix??

    Basically I had the spot light issue for some time, then all of a sudden my macbook died - screen went black. Took it to the mac service provider and the guy immediately opened the screen just a little bit and boom screen turned on. He explained that if you opened the lid completely screen...
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    MacOS Catalina: Quicklook/Spotlight add-ins not working

    Quicklook and Spotlight plug-ins for metadata viewing worked prior to 10.15. These were very useful for showing publication information details (year, description, etc.). For some reason they no longer work. Maybe all third-party plug-ins for Quicklook and Spotlight are disabled now by the OS...
  3. sandrokan

    Problem with spotlight name search

    Hi. I have a problem with spotlight when searching files by name. For example, I have several folders called mk, and also files called mk*.* When I do a spotlight search in a finder window, typing in "mk", then it results in several files. If I switch to "name matches", then I got no results...
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    Files disappear from Mojave Spotlight searches when double-clicked

    Hi folks, I'm just writing to ask whether anyone has had an issue with Mojave where certain file types disappear from Spotlight content searches when double-clicked? For me this has been happening with Mojave 10.14.3, 10.14.4 and 10.14.5, mainly with RTF, text, HTML and Web Archive files... RTF...
  5. supergaia

    alfred 3 & launchbar 6 , can i know where do they store their database?

    Hi i have download alfred 3 and launchbar 6 , they are trial and i'm tring ,i like both but alfred 3 is amazing may i know where does alfred 3 and launchbar 6 store their database? do they have their personal database or do they use (both) spotlight database? and is there a way to clean/empty...
    • supergaia
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    • alfred database launchbar spotlight
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    Why won't SPOTLIGHT find a name?

    If I search hercules in Spotlight, looking for this file: _hercules-3.07-snowleopard.dmg it does NOT find it! Even if I enter name:hercules it won't find it. How come? In my Spotlight preferences, everything is checked off. (I'm running 10.13.5 on a MacBk Pro)
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    Spotlight acting up - files/folders disappear after a few minutes after a reboot

    Since a few days ago Spotlight (no changes on the system as far as I remember) has been acting up: when I reboot, everything works fine. Then, after a few minutes just some files/folders disappear. Give it a few more minutes and another search and no files/folders can be found. For some reason...
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    Does all spotlight searches sync on iCloud

    hi just wondering when I do a search on spotlight search does this sync to iCloud So if I look up Ben Stiller on iPad will the same results appear on spotlight on both devices and match or will each device give me separate results for this search
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    spotlight not finding files

    i noticed the the "recents" folder only had things that were like a week old. also, certain files (mostly working with audio + DAW files) just never show up in spotlight searches. creating a smart folder also didnt help to find things that were created more recently. im still on 10.14.1...
  10. mspm123

    SIGSEGV Spotlight - mdworker_single 0% CPU

    My new MacBook Pro 2018 8 core on Mojave has some issues generating a proper Spotlight database. I tried the obvious methods of excluding the drive, re-including it, and the terminal commands for rebuilding Spotlight. Additionally I ran Disk Utility First Aid twice, which automatically restarted...
  11. audqyee

    Spotlight search not functioning

    Good morning/afternoon! For some reason, my spotlight search function on my iPad Pro 11” is no longer working. Swiping down from homepage prompts the search box, typing anything in however does not produce any results, apps or otherwise. I’ve restarted the device once without any success at all...
    • audqyee
    • Thread
    • search spotlight
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPad
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    Desktops get rearranged when using spotlight

    I like to have at least 4 Desktops constantly open on my mac. Whenever I use spotlight they get rearranged and the Desktop that contains the app that I have opened through spotlight is moved to be next to the Desktop from which I started the search. This is extremely annoying and gets confusing...
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    Spotlight searches contents of some Numbers spreadsheets but not others?

    Hi, In the past, I have been able to use Spotlight (usually via Finder) to search the contents of Numbers spreadsheet files. It is one of the most useful features to me of using a Mac. However, I've noticed today that it is no longer searching the contents of ALL the Numbers spreadsheets I...
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    Search for text inside MS Word files

    I could swear I did this before, but now it appears to not work. I have over 100 MS Word files, and I don't want to have to open each one individually to look for various phrases or words. Can't I just search at the folder level, and have it look inside each of those documents without having to...
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    Spotlight not finding many files in finder (non library files)

    Hi, Would greatly appreciate any help with this: I'm using High Sierra 10.13.6 on a 2013 Macbook Pro. Spotlight is not working as it should do: whenever I search for a file it doesn't find it. These are non-library files, just standing pages documents and pdf documents that are on the desktop...
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    Finder suddenly not finding

    Hello! Yeserday everything worked, today opened my Mac Mini and Finder finds nothing. I use it every day to catalogue and find image files. Did no changes yesterday, no updates as much as I know. Before, when I used "Search This Mac" by putting image file's name into top right search box, it...
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    Neither Spotlight not Search Finder working well

    Hi I'm on mid-2015 MB Pro, OS 10.13.5. Spotlight and Finder Search aren't working well. Can't find text in Word docs. This is important for my work. Anyway to reset Spotlight? Any testing to tell why it and Finder Search aren't working right? Can going into SafeBoot help spot things...
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    I got an email from the future...how did that happen?

    I received an email this AM which, according to the timestamp in the Finder when doing a Spotlight search was 8:04...but the time was 8:01 when I checked. The Mac's time is correct; 8:01. And the internal date on the email is correct (i.e., in the past). So why does Spotlight (and Finder, I...
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    Indexing /Users/Shared with Spotlight

    Hi! Anyone know if there's a way to force Spotlight to index the contents of the /Users/Shared folder? I tried sudo mdutil -i on /Users/Shared but that didn't work. I also tried adding and removing the folder to the Spotlight Privacy exclusion list in System Settings. Didn't work either.
    • fdlbt
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    • index indexing mac macos search spotlight terminal
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
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    Spotlight Is Useless

    I'm trying to find an important file on my iMac, but Spotlight won't find it. I've tried several things, but to no avail. It's an important file concerning my wife's prescription records and it would take me hours to recreate it. I recently installed Xfinity's wonderful new Gateway router...
    • Newmacer2
    • Thread
    • finding files lost files spotlight
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iMac
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