Spotlight not working at all

hi
spotlight search suddenly stopped working
I first tried to disable emails in settings - didn't work
finally a soft reset solved the problem.

Never mind, fixed it myself.
Repaired disk permissions and restarted and it worked, but still decided it was going to index my HDD

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I have tried all suggestions from the other post about spotlight not working at all but archive and install. Is there any other way to fix it besides that? What are other people doing to fix theirs?

I have just fixed the same problem on my Powermac, i was not even getting a spinning wheel when trying to search. It is a bit more involved than an archive and install but much quicker, i wouldn't recomend it if you're not familiar with the contents of install packages a little bit. here's the steps:
1. Download and open Pacifist from macupdate.com and after the countdown click not yet and open the install packages from your OSX DVD (there is a specific button for this function).
2. Use the find tool to search for all spotlight files (just search for spotlight)
3. The list of files includes all references to spotlight found on the install dvd including language packs and applications so only the top 22 item are needed. These are the files in the Base system and essensials packages. although if you just did a full install then there is no real harm in doing the language variations etc too..
4. Select the files that you want to install from the search drawer and click the install button. You will need an admin password to complete this.
5. I didn't need to restart but you may want to delete the preferences file at ~/library/preferences/c.apple.spotlight.plist, and repair the permissions before restarting anyway.
Do be careful that your not writing over updated versions of mail or other applicaions that are in the packages, i would advise having a good look through the search results and only installing those components in the base system and essensials, these were the top 22 on my DVD.
Obviously this is at your own risk but it worked perfectly for me. Good luck
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IOS 8.1.1 Spotlight not working (temporary work around)

Spotlight for me is an important way to get to contacts and applications on my iPhone and iPad. With the latest iOS 8.1.1 release, the spotlight feature on my iPhone stopped working completely and the only way to get it to work was rebooting the phone. Even after that it only worked for half an hour (tops)!! My iPad on the other hand had no issues at all.
After going through a lot of forums, I limited my spotlight search to contacts and applications and reboote my phone. The problem seems to have gone away and I can finally work my phone with ease.
Give this a try until Apple get their act together and roll out iOS 8.1.2.
P.S - Restarting your iPhone or your iPad is NECESSARY after you've limited your options in the spotlight menu.
P.S.S - I'm not sure if this will work for those with the same issue on their iPads but it's worth a try

Same issue, Spotlight not working as it did, on my iPhone 5S and iPad 3 after 8.1.1. Very frustrating, I'm beginning to think I should do as a Windows user and avoid updates because Apple's QA has really become terrible. Every release is full of bugs, way more so than in the past. I used to look forward to updates, not any more. Wow, sad. I've done a restore but the problem comes back, Apple needs to fix this issue and maybe take some of it's billions and invest back in quality. Please.

Spotlight not working

For some reason, all my apple utilities and programs are not searchable in spotlight and finder. For example, if I type iphoto, iMovie, or even activity monitor. Those programs wont show up. However, if I search for any other program such as microsoft word, they show up immediately.
I checked spotlight's settings, applications are selected.
How an I fix this.
Thanks

I didn't read through the post fully, but for anyone who has a problem with spotlight not working, try this:
Open Terminal.
Type: su –
Press Enter.
(This will bring you to a line asking for your password.)
Type your password and press enter.
(This will bring you to the root directory of your hard drive.)
Type: mdiutil -i on /
Press Enter.
(This will bring you to a line saying "Indexing Enabled".
This should fix the problem and spotlight should immediately begin reindexing your hard drive's contents so they will now be searchable. Everything should look like the following. It worked for me without any issues.
*su -*
*Last login: Mon Jun 28 13:14:23 on console*
*server:~ Nkyru$ su -*
Password:
*server:~ root# mdutil -i on /*
* Indexing enabled.*
*server:~ root#*
Special note: I'm using a black macbook, 2.0ghz 2gb ram, OS X Server 10.6.4

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I have upgraded two of my Xserves to Snow Leopard server from Tiger server and have found that Spotlight no longer works locally on the machines even though the Spotlight search window is available, I have seen reference to Spotlight server not being supported in SL server but has it been disabled completely? It still works in Snow Leopard desktop but not in server, or am I missing something? I always found it useful for searching the local machines.

I have a similar problem.I recently restored a Retrospect backup to a new internal disk and updated to 10.5.8. Now Spotlight does not work at all -continually says it is 'estimating indexing time' (for three days at last count)
I have run Cocktail and all of the various mdutil commands suggested here and elsewhere but nothing helps.
Interestingly, I started up from an external disk and it also said 'estimating etc…' but after twenty minutes or so it finished and gave me Spotlight access to both the external startup disk and my internal disk. This external had never been connected to the iMac before so it must have been accessing some index which existed on the iMac internal disk - no way was it going to index a 250g drive in 30 minutes.
When I restart from the internal I am back to no Find capabilities and interminable 'estimating…', on both external and internal startup drive. Does this mean some corruption in the internal HD system? I have run Disk Warrior, Disk Utility etc and repaired permissions and files but still same problem
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Java does not work at all upon using the update manager to update to firefox 3.6.10 for Ubuntu 9.0.4

OS: Ubuntu 9.0.4
Browser: Firefox 3.6.10
upon updating to firefox 3.6.10, java does not work at all.
websites that use java do not work at all anymore, when they worked just fine before the updating thru update manager. e.g. hulu website cannot play any of the shows.
i can give the folder of bookmarked pages i tried.
how to do that on here, i've yet to see if possible.
i can even give saved text from the terminal concerning certain attempts.
when i updated thru update manager, it gave some weird java plugin that wasn't there before "The IcedTea Web Browser Plugin IcedTea6 Java Web Browser Plugin (execution of applets on webpages)".
i uninstalled this as instructed by an answer found in one of the pages i saved, cuz it was conflicting w/another java program the updater said i needed. right now, i don't remember for sure what it was. it perhaps was realplayer flash or Java itself. w/all the hours/days of searching i put in, it's difficult if not downright impossible for me to remember all the specifics of what i tried.
i've searched throughout many webpages (including many searches on mozilla, ubuntu, java, etc) for instruction in fixing the problem.
oh, and incidentally, on the Java site, when i try the verify test of Java, firefox pops up with that yellow bar right below the slew of tabbed website windows, giving the statement "additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page. (w/link to) install missing plugins ." which is what i do, go thru the requesting plugin installation. it comes up with, guess what, the IcedTea Java Plugin. i click on the 'next' in the "Plugin Finder Service" box that pops up, & all it gives me is "No plugins were installed. IcedTea ...Plugin failed. and the link 'find out more about plugins or manually find missing plugins'". the link takes me to some of the very things/plugins that wouldn't install in the first place. the Java test failure is a LOL funny, as what plugin it is saying is required (IcedTea) is a recommended alternate program to display the very test in the first place.
i followed the given instructions on those many searched pages, in every case (barring what i may have just plain missed), but to no avail.
i've even gone to the point of trying to reinstall the previous 3.5.13 firefox version, from mozilla site. even that wouldn't install.
i've tried installing Java for my sys direct from it's site. nada.
now it's time for me to post the problem & perhaps someone will come up with some kind of "dummy" way to fix it.
until then many sites a regularly use are totally useless to me on this fast puter.
the only way i can get to use such sites, are two choices: 1. use a dinosaur laptop, which is slower than molasses & cannot handle to any streaming stuff, or 2. use an available internet access puter at the library. but useage for ea person per day is limited to only one hour a day. and one can end up waiting for an hour or more ( in the busiest periods) to even get to use one.
so, is there anyone at all, who knows any for-sure working fix for this problem?
thanks muchly :^D
p.s. i can't pay anybody any money for such help, as is required in certain sites (e.g. Java website), cuz i don't have any.
i can pay in labor tho, if there is someway to find someone who can physically be at this puter w/me, taking me step-by-step
sorry for the 20-pg essay. i hope it was all clearly understood. if, not, well, clear communication is always what is needed, ask away.

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HT201210 i updated my 4s yesterday, but my phone will not work at all now, and will not turn off. It has a itunes image on the screen with an arrow undernieth and what looks like the charger lead. i've had it on charge! is there anything else i can do?

i updated my 4s yesterday, but my phone will not work at all now, and will not turn off. It has a itunes image on the screen with an arrow underneath and what looks like the charger lead. i've had it on charge! is there anything else i can do?

Cconnect it to your computer with the latest version of iTunes installed.

TS1424 I was buying songs on my itune account, and now my itunes icon on my computer will not work at all, I do not know how to sign back into

I was buying songs on my Itunes account and I signed-out and now my Itunes icon on my desktop will not work at all. How do you access your account

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Try rebooting it and connect. Make sure you're connected directly to a USB port using the Apple USB cable.

I have spent the last hour trying to upgrade my Iphone using ITunes. Now, my phone will not work at all. I think the backup is on my computrer, but it appears now to upload. What to do?

I have spent the last hour trying to upgrade my IPhone to IOS 7 using ITUnes. Now, my phone wil not work at all. I think it is backed up on my computer, but I am unable to get it to download to the phone. What to do?

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After trying to update my iphone 5 to ios 7 via itunes my phone will not work at all, all i have is an itunes logo and cable logo on the screen HELP!!!!

after trying to update my iphone 5 to ios 7 via itunes my phone will not work at all, all i have is an itunes logo and cable logo on the screen HELP!!!!

you'll want to restore it using itunes and recovery mode
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I updated software upgrade from itunes. now phone will not work at all. only have picture of apple icon and usb on screen

i downloaded an upgrade from itunes last night to os5.1 i think. it said there was a problem with the download. now my phone will not work at all. it just has a picture of the itunes logo ans a picture of a usb cable on it. my computer will not recognise phone either

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Try rebooting it and connect. Make sure you're connected directly to a USB port using the Apple USB cable.

Tried downloading itunes version 11.4 and received an error code 2324. Now itunes will not work at all and I cannot sync my phone, ipad or ipod. How should I proceed?

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TS1292 My iTunes will not work at all I've had 7 different people try it and its still not working

My iTunes will not work at all I've had 7 different people try it and its still not working

Cconnect it to your computer with the latest version of iTunes installed.

My itunes will not work at all. i have deleted and reinstalled in over ten times, i have ended the process, i have reinstalled quicktime i few times, i have deleted many folders. What else can i do? Please help:(

My itunes will not work at all. i have deleted and reinstalled in over ten times, i have ended the process, i have reinstalled quicktime i few times, i have deleted many folders such as TEMP, itunes helper et What else can i do? Please help:(

Now it sometimes keeps coming up and working but once i plug an ipod in it freezes my whole computer up and no i dont get any response from itunes at all

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