Spotlight doesn't see libraries?

HI All,
Why does spotlight on my husband's computer not see libraries? On my computer if I type in iphoto library, it points me to it. but on my husband's macbook running 10.5.3 - if you type iphoto library into spotlight it doesn't come up with anything. But when I look in the picture folder, the library is right there.
Why doesn't it see it and how do I fix it so it can find libraries?
Thanks,
Katarina

Hello Katarina,
maybe rebuilding the Spotlight search index solves the issue. To do that type in a Terminal
sudo mdutil -E /
You'll be prompted for your admin password. When typing the password your input won't be echoed in any way on the screen, but don't worry, that's normal. Press Enter. After a few seconds Spotlight should start rebuilding the search index.
If that didn't work then try the following. Open System Preferences > Spotlight > tab "Privacy". Now open a Finder window and drag your hard drive to the list of locations you don't want Spotlight to search. By that you force Spotlight to erase the existing index. After a few seconds you can just remove the hard drive from the list again. Spotlight will automatically start to index it again.
floba

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