I don't want my searches syncronized!

[ChrisBob13]

It seems like BigSur insists on synchronizing my searches across different windows and apps. Any time I search for text with the "Find" command (cmd-F), my Mac assumes that is what I want to search for EVERYWHERE.
I often want to search for different text in two different Safari windows, but changing from window A to window B causes window B to start using the search from window A.
This also occurs across apps and ruins my workflow. Searching for a keyword or variable in Xcode keeps getting disrupted by searching for text in Safari.

Is there any way to disable this? I couldn't find any obvious candidates the plist files, but there must be a way to turn it off.

 

[0128672]

I'm confused by your description of the problem. You're talking about a Mac finder search, but also searching using multiple Safari windows.

I tried to reproduce the issue you describe in a Mac finder search with two finder windows open, but can't reproduce it. Each search stays unique to that window.

Could you detail the steps you use for Safari searches so we can try to reproduce it?

 

[ChrisBob13]

When I say "Find" I don't mean the Finder app. I mean the command that you access in Safari or Xcode with either [cmd-F] or using the system menu under Edit - Find.

The Finder app is one of the places where this is not an issue.

 

[frou]

This isn't a new thing, it's a very long time MacOS behaviour. I agree that it's unintuitive.

It has a buddy on Cmd-E ("Use Selection for Find"), which makes more sense (a way to sample text from one app to use as a search term in another app, without having to blow away the current clipboard contents).