Yes, it does, and you can exclude some things from the indexing. ?And as Jim says, forcing it to re-index will usually fix things, but it can take a long time and then fail again. ?Easier to just use one of the several free utilities. ?
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On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 08:08 AM, Bev in TX wrote:
I¡¯ve read that Finder uses Spotlight¡¯s index for its searches, so I have no idea as to why those would give different file results, unless Spotlight was in the middle of reindexing. ?
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How to Fix Spotlight Search Issues on MacOS Sequoia
On Nov 28, 2024, at 6:18?PM, Jim Saklad via groups.io <jimdoc@...> wrote:
I use a search in Finder so frequently that I have created a hotkey for it distinct from regular Spotlight Search.
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In the past I noted that Spotlight skipped some folders or some categories completely, which the Finder search did not.
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For a few days I have noticed that my usual Finder search is failing to find files or directories that it has found before and which I KNOW to be present on my drive.
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I have the free EasyFind App, which still finds these files and can show me where they are located, but this is less convenient that simply using Finder.
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Does anyone have a clue why Sequoia is failing to find some files?
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Bev in TX
