Spotlight does not work

Hi List
I have a problem similar to others within here, but the fixes that have worked for others are no use with me! Recently had a hd failure, rebuilt with new drive Segate baracuda 160 Resinstalled 10.4.3 since then Spotlight just keeps searching and never comes up with any results. I read try adding the whole HD to privacy and then remove it to force a recatalogue. I cannot add anyting to the privacy section, let alone remove.
Has anyone got any other thoughts?
Nick

Ah well eventually found the answer elsewhere...
Useda utility from http://www.jimmitchelldesigns.com/yasu.html. Ran this and low and behold after a restart it started cataloguing and all works fine now....
Hope this helps someone else
Nick

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Process:         mds [640]
Path:            /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadat a.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds
Identifier:      mds
Version:         707.3
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
User ID:         0
Date/Time:       2013-02-15 20:28:20.498 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Report Version: 10
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Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000008
VM Regions Near 0x8:
-->
    __TEXT                 000000010514c000-000000010526c000 [ 1152K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadat a.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds
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[0x105b70000](Error) IndexGeneral in ssize_t fd_pread(fd_ptr, void *, size_t, off_t):pread(-1 , o:0, s:0) err:2
[0x105b70000](Error) IndexCI in _Bool store_stream_init(store_stream_t *, fd_ptr, _Bool):store_stream_init err:2
[0x105b70000](Warning) IndexStore in int db_restore_dirty_chunk_info(int, db_dirty_chunk_info *):Restore error: 2, recovering from shadow
[0x105b70000](Error) IndexState in int _SIOpenIndexFilesWithState(SIRef, uint32_t, _Bool, _Bool, _Bool, _Bool *, DocID *, CIDocCounts *):ContentInde
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1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029eec _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029cb3 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85014171 start_wqthread + 13
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3   mds                                     0x0000000105172b82 0x10514c000 + 158594
4   mds                                     0x0000000105181eb1 0x10514c000 + 220849
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9   libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81b0b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
10 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c47f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235
11 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c2f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52
12 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c1c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249
13 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029cab _pthread_wqthread + 404
14 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85014171 start_wqthread + 13
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1   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86abf0cb fcntl + 232
2   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x000000010537b303 fd_sync + 245
3   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001054164f7 dirty_datastore_locked + 263
4   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x000000010541e025 add_dirty_chunk + 195
5   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x0000000105417b48 page_alloc + 290
6   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x0000000105417987 db2_store_obj + 325
7   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052d730d si_create_indexmetadata + 213
8   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052e5933 SIInitIndex + 15244
9   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052e0bc2 SICreateNewIndex + 5226
10 mds                                     0x0000000105182318 0x10514c000 + 221976
11 mds                                     0x0000000105181a7a 0x10514c000 + 219770
12 mds                                     0x0000000105173868 0x10514c000 + 161896
13 mds                                     0x00000001051cd47e 0x10514c000 + 529534
14 mds                                     0x00000001051b4962 0x10514c000 + 428386
15 mds                                     0x00000001051b4b21 0x10514c000 + 428833
16 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81b0b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
17 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c47f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235
18 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c2f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52
19 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c1c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249
20 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029cab _pthread_wqthread + 404
21 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85014171 start_wqthread + 13
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1   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001053a6f02 _copyFile + 981
2   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001053a70f4 copyFile + 12
3   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x000000010541213d db2_update_datastore_state + 163
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10 mds                                     0x00000001051b4962 0x10514c000 + 428386
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13 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c47f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235
14 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c2f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52
15 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81c1c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249
16 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029cab _pthread_wqthread + 404
17 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85014171 start_wqthread + 13
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1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029eec _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029cb3 _pthread_wqthread + 412
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SOS: spotlight does not work for me

hi there all
If I search for a specific file, and I type in the exact characters of a file name, even located on my desktop, Find File returns me three hundred files with the most arcane names, none of which are remotely close to what I asked to return.
Further, I have tried to select the order that types of files would be returned in the preferences panel, but Find File does not follow this request, giving me every kind of file type first before finally offering me the file type I most want prioritized- and then the file with the exact name i requested is usually at the end of the list they return! Any advice would be appreciated, thanks
Fenton

The order preferences affect the results in the Spotlight (menubar) search.
If you want to search by filename, and not content and metadata, you should use Find (Cmd-F) to change one of the criteria options to Name:Contains and enter your filename on the same line.
Alternatively, in both Find and the menubar and window Spotlight, you can limit the oval search to metadata - thereby ignoring content-based results - by putting your search term in " "s.

I installed a new bigger hard drive and now spotlight does not work with outlook to search for emails

My old hard drive was full so I went to an apple authorized provider to install a new bigger hard drive. They also moved the data and applications from my old drive to the new one. They did not use time capsule because their way was faster. After the installation I did have to reenter the product code key for Office 2011 for the Mac. However, now I find that I cannot do email spotlight searches in Outlook. When I put in the search - it comes up with no results. This is true no matter what the search. Any ideas of how to point spotlight to look in the email folders so I can do searches again. This is a feature I use daily - so I am concerned that I have lost this feature. Also, I am noticing that alot of the settings did not carry over to the new hard drive. Any help is greatly appreciated!

I would recommend starting over and migrate using your Time Capsule backup however DO NOT do it wirelessly, connect using an Ethernet Connection. If you upgraded to Lion from Snow Leopard then follow the instructions in this video, the kid is annoying but he knows what he's doing. Clean Install Of Snow Leopard video. Once you have installed and updated Snow Leopard then update using the 10.6.8 Update Combo, then log into the Mac App Store and re-install Lion and all it's updates. My guess this is an afternoons work.

Yosemite: Saved search from Spotlight does not work the same

Hi,
I have various Logic Pro folders throughout my computer and want to create a Saved Search that brings all and only the Logic project files together into one place.
There's a couple of catches: the Logic file extension has changed over the years with the various application updates.
It would be nice to create a Smart Folder/Saved Search with something like File Extension:logic OR File Extension:logicx OR File Extension:lso
However if you just add these search criteria as separate lines, it appears they are "AND" filters so nothing shows up at all.
I seem to remember older versions of Smart Folders allowing you to have much more control over boolean search parameters.
After a bit of online investigation I discovered that you can do some more complex searches using Spotlight and then save it as a Smart Folder or Saved Search.
In Spotlight I used:
Kind:Logic -.0 -(crashed) -.cst -.pst -.prf -.patch -.logikcs
This cleaned out all the extra unneeded files and backups that are associated with Logic and just displayed only my desired .logic, logicx and .lso files.
Awesome! Then I saved it as a Saved Search in the sidebar.
Which doesn't work. Or at least the extra flags don't work. All I am seeing is the Kind:Logic again.
This is how the Spotlight search translates across into the Saved Search window (I can scroll across to see the extra flags). Any good ideas or workable solutions? Thx!

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fromObject in the code above is a key (String) that I retrieve from the OrderedHashtable and clone it using the code above.No. How could that code possibly clone a String? Where are you telling it what the new String's contents should be?
(HINT: Nowhere.)
I guess there is a work around where I can check if the cloneClass is an Instance of String and just do fromObject.toString(), but I was curious to know if there was a change in the way class.newInstance() works in Java 1.5No, it has not changed.

Spotlight shortcut does not work (ctrl + space)

Spotlight shortcut does not work. When I press ctrl + space, nothing happen. When I click on magnifier icon by mouse, everything work well.
In Spotlight configuration and also in keyboard shortcut configuration this shortcut is present and marked as active.
I've also tried to disable and enable back this shortcut but it still not work.

Hello Zeleznypa,
For me, the default shortcut for Spotlight is Command - Space (not Control Space).
OS X Yosemite: Spotlight keyboard shortcuts
Open Spotlight to start a search Command (⌘)-Space bar
Open a Finder window with the search field selected Option-Command (⌘)-Space bar
I changed the shortcut in System Preferences to Control Space and it still worked with that.
Could you check your keyboard with the Keyboard Viewer?
OS X Yosemite: Use the Keyboard Viewer
Take care,
Nubz

I want to disable 'Spotlight' for repairing my disk "Macintosh HD" , but somehow the command 'sudo mdutil -a -i off' does not work in 'Terminal'. I get result as ' bash: sudo: command not found' .I am using OS 10.10. Please help.

I want to disable 'Spotlight' for repairing my disk "Macintosh HD" , but somehow the command 'sudo mdutil -a -i off' does not work in 'Terminal'. I get result as ' bash: sudo: command not found' .I am using OS 10.10. Please help.

It appears that you may not have a properly installed OS X system.
You must be connected to the Internet to reinstall OS X.
In the menu bar, choose Apple menu > Restart. Once your Mac restarts (and the gray screen appears), hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys.
Select “Disk Utility,” and then click Continue.
Select your startup disk from the list on the left, and then Repair Disk.
After disk is repaired, select Reinstall OS X, then click Continue.
Follow the onscreen instructions. In the pane where you select a disk, select your current OS X disk

With the iphone 4s sometimes the spotlight search does not work and you must restart the device. There will be an update that will fix the problem?

with the iphone 4s sometimes the spotlight search does not work and you mustrestart the device. There will be an update that will fix the problem?

Hi. I have 3 different casemate hard cases and i have been experiencing same problem.

Spotlight is not working on brand new Mac mini

Hi,
I got an issue with two brand new Mac minis running 10.7.3 (11D50d):
Spotlight is not working. I'm only getting the Wikipedia-Search.
Here's what I did:
Installation:
- took the stock Minis and set up two users, admin and user (limited account)
- updatet the System
- installed manually: Adobe Reader X, Office 2011, Firefox 12, Flip4Mac, Perian, Cyberduck, Google Earth 6.2 (the installer without the updater), VLC 2
- installed using AppStore: CalendarBar, TextWrangler, Unarchiever
- copied a few documents (Word and Excel files) from a PC to the Desktop
Troubleshooting:
- tried to restart Spotlight by adding the entire harddrive to privacy using »Spotlight« within the System Preferences
- that threw an error "no priviliges"
- started the System from the recovery system (on an USB-thumbdrive) and repaired permissions
- that did not help
- tried to restart Spotlight through the Terminal, running the command: sudo mdutil -E /
- that command returned: No index.
- the tried: sudo mdutil -i on /
- returned: Error: unable to perform operation. (-400) No index.
- went the hard way
- unloaded the daemon: sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
- erased the Spotlight folder: sudo rm -fr .Spotlight-V100/
- loaded the daemon: sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
That made everything work fine until I did a restart of the System. After the mini restarted I was back at square one...
Does anyone have an idea how to fix this issue?
Apple support suggested to reinstall the system. Something I can't do right now, as people need to work on those computers and cannot take a tow hour break...

Hi Ray Land,
We can help narrow down the cause. What operating system are you using on your new Mac Mini?
If you are running the Mountain Lion OS, you can download the latest driver here. An important note is that the current print queue must be deleted before installing the new driver. This will ensure proper communication.
If this doesn't work or you need further assistance, please contact us here.
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Spotlight does not stop indexing

I need help: Just started the brand new MacPro 2x 2.66. The long desired spotlight (I run osx 1.3.9 before) does not work. Spotlight never stop to index. It runs and runs. If I add the hard drive to privacy in the system preferences it stops, but as soon as I get it back it just continues to index. So I've never been able to use Spotlight. Another harddrive in the machine (one without just data, no system) is swiftly indexed. But as soon as I have the main HD open for indexing, Spotlight continues to index for ever.
The harddrive causing the prooblem has previously been used in another computer under 1.3.9
Any ideas for fixing this would be much appreciated.
MacPro 2x 2.66 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hello,
I'm seeing the same kind of problem. Here are the symptoms:
-Some or all data from a Mac previously running 10.3, is migrated to a Mac using 10.4. The Migration Assistant is used.
-Spotlight will continuously re-index, stop for a brief period, and repeat, either by itself, or when a search is attempted.
-Erasing the indices with mdutil -E, running fsck, fixing permissions and stopping/starting Spotlight doesn't resolve the problem.
-Excluding the migrated user directory will stop the madness. I.e., other users and shared directories like Applications, are searchable, and Spotlight will stop the continuous re-indexing.
-Recreating the user directory from scratch, and then copying in data from a backup, may once again start the madness.
The big question is, what, exactly, causes the indexing cycle?
The client affected by the problem is very disappointed, and had cause to wonder "how is this any better than Vista? I would have been better off with a Windows PC". I really need to resolve this, but I'm not sure of the best way to get Apple Tech involved with this bug.
Many Macs Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Spotlight does NOT find iPhoto keywords

Hi,
maybe you guys can help me.
Spotlight does not find any of my iPhotos attached with keywords.
My System is: Mac OS 10.4.4 and iPhoto 6 (5 did not work either).
This is what I have tried so far:
- repaired permissions more then once
- rebuilt the spotlight database through the terminal
- marked my iPhoto folder as privacy in the spotlight preferences and unmarked it
- removed all keywords (1. try: marked all together; 2. try: marked all together and put them in a new empty list) , closed iPhoto, opened it and gave all an dummy keyword; removed the dummy keyword and assigned one-by-one for some iPhotos new keywords
- archived the iPhoto database and let it built up by iPhoto again
- ran the comboupdater of 10.4.4 again
The last try I am thinking on is a "archive&install" of Tiger but maybe you have another idea???
PS: Whats strange is that when I look at the processes while assigning keywords, the process 'mdimport' starts to work... but again, Spotlight does not find the iPhotos by keywords.

I also had this happen to me several times. Once when I first moved to OS X 10.4 and again when I had to reload my computer. Each time I had archived my iPhoto library to a second drive, installed the OS on a clean formated drive and then copied the iPhoto Library back into my home directory.
From that point, Spotlight would refuse to search for files via keywords. That is, until I updated the photo. By select each photo and changing somthing about the photo, wether editing the photo, changing its star rating to something else and back again, or even adding keywords to the photo, even putting a comment of a blank space in for each photo, doing anything to the photo that would update the xml file would cause that entry to get updated and in turn allow the photo to be searchable by keyword via Spotlight.
There are scripts available that can actually put the iPhoto keywords into the photo file iteself. The one I am using also needs to have GraphicConverter installed. This way I can search either through iPhoto or Adobe Bridge for the Photos that I want to use.
PPC G4 1.4GHz Mac OS X (10.4.2) 1GB RAM, 120GB HD x2, SuperDrive, 128MB ATI Graphics Card

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