Recently my search results do not return when I used the search in Finder. I have already checked my spotlight preferences and everything is selected. It is also doing the same thing in my outlook (will not return search results). This is so frustrating.
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Finder search does not find results!
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Hi,
try this : https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716
(wait for Spotlight to complete the re-indexing)
try this : https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716
(wait for Spotlight to complete the re-indexing)
EasyFind has an option to search "file contents".
I don't know if it works with Word.
Set it up as follows:
- Search for -- file contents
- Narrow the search area to the folder in which you want to search
If you do this, could you post back here with the results, whether it worked... or not...?
I don't know if it works with Word.
Set it up as follows:
- Search for -- file contents
- Narrow the search area to the folder in which you want to search
If you do this, could you post back here with the results, whether it worked... or not...?
[doublepost=1530803091][/doublepost]I found a solution—
Removed Microsoft Office.mdimporter from /Library/Spotlight, added Macintosh HD to privacy tab of spotlight preferences, and reversed this last action.
See fascinating thread here—
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7368240
[doublepost=1530803154][/doublepost]Since it appears to b a chronic problem u might wanna file this away for future use