My spotlight has been trying to index since last year, help?!

My laptop was taken by my school to wipe so that I could keep it, since then, spotlight hasn't stop indexing and it is really annoying. What can I do to stop it so that I can use it?

Hi Kaylin,
Go up to the Apple menu and see if you can force quit the process. If not, hold the power button down for 5-10 seconds and it will shut down your MBP.

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