Spotlight and pref files and trash

In Tiger, serchin' with spotlight, results including files in trash, in preferences folder etc., and these is usefull to deleting application (with prefs, files in application support etc.).
In Leopard, spotlight find only the application and nothing else, no prefs, no .dmg trashed in advance, nothing else.
What do i have to do to have back an usefull spotlight?
Thanks in advance

Use CMD+F, click Kind, select System Files, click don't include button, and select include. Put a search term in. Save the search and use it any time you want to search everywhere. Alternatively, customize it and you can use it to replace the default_smart.plist buried in the Finder.app for all your searches. See http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050501162147222 for the details.

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I've run out of ideas. Help would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

have you done some searches on FCPx and time machine? Is there a known issue with using a TM drive with FCPx? dunno but ...wait...I'll take 60 sec for you cause I'm just that kind of guy.... google...." fcpx time machine problem" Frist page link
http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/fcpx-bug-best-practices-for-using-external-hard- drives-and-final-cut-pro-x/
You cannot have time machine backups on your hard drive if you intend to use it in FCPX.
booya!

I have an external hard drive that was formatted by a PC and has files and directories etc. I want to format it and use it on my IMAC for backup but I can't seem to write to it nor can I delete current content. How do I initialize it for use with the MAC?

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http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24481/ntfs-3g
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What is the name of the folders which are your backup of Itunes library? I am recovering from a virus, have no workable desktop in Win XP, but can search and find files and folders. I would like to move these backup files to a new computer

what is the name of the folders which are the backup of Itunes library? I am recovering from a virus, have no workable desktop in Win XP, but can search and find files and folders. I would like to move these backup files to a new computer, authorize it and sync with Iphone 3Gs and Ipod 5th gen.
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If for some reason you have split the media folder from the library files then the media folder needs to restored to the same path it used to have while the library files can be copied into the music folder of your new profile.
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Try this:
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-onyx, no luck
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After days of major problems (which I won't mention to keep this post short, but will describe if anyone wants to hear), I want to try trashing (or moving to the desktop) the Logic preferences file.
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Lockfiles described here:
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Strange noise and corrupted files and trouble fixing

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Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
The iBook would have come with the first version of OS X (likely OS X 10.0.3) installed on it. Using Norton DiskDoctor on any hard drive that has an OS X volume on it can actually cause hard drive corruption. DiskDoctor also reports the OS X files as "errors," so any "errors" it reports are not to be believed (although, as I said, using it can actually create corruption).
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