![]() I unmounted (but left connected) my external storage because I noticed EtreCheck was including reams of irrelevant software which exists on old unused archived systems (El Capitan etc).Ĭlick the links for more information from Apple Support Communities.Ĭlick the links for more information about that line.Ĭlick the link to delete unused files. ![]() I also wonder/hope that High Sierra’s new file system might be more Spotlight friendly, which for the first time in a long time would be a “new feature” that I could actually use to get some work done.Īny suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I currently use a Mac OS Extended Journaled two-disk RAID set, attached via Thunderbolt 2. I never store my data on the startup disk (which I believe might be relevant). These “solutions” tend to result in fixing some items only to replace them with a new set of un-indexed fails. PRAM Zaps and SMC resets make no difference, nor does buying a new computer. I’ve tried Dozens of System installs, clean or otherwise. Over the years, I have tried reindexing, countless times, through System Prefs, Finder and Terminal commands. ![]() This has been a problem since the beginning, on OS X 10.4 Tiger, but has become considerably worse since 10.9 Mavericks through 10.12 Sierra. Interestingly, I’ve noticed that sometimes if one of the files it doesn’t like has two words in its name, such as “Blue Car”, a search for “Blue” might yield results as will a search for “Car”, but if I search “Blue Car” it fails. Even if I copy and paste the exact name of a file that Spotlight doesn’t like, then search within the exact folder where that file resides, it will still return zero results. ![]() Spotlight randomly fails to find items that are right there in front of it, totalling a minor but sizeable proportion of my files. ![]()
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