Spotlight privacy not working

Spotlight no longer finds many files and e-mails. I tried to see if the spotlight privacy preferences were set incorrectly and discovered that it showed no disks or folders blocked. I tried to add a folder ( both by dragging and by using the + key) but it would not add anything. The privacy settings seem to be inactive. (I am using the adminstrator account.)
Am I missing something?
Thanks for your help.
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Perhaps indexing has been switched off for the volumes in question (somehow)?
Try this via the Terminal:
sudo mdutil -s /Volumes/*YOUR VOLUME NAME*
E.g. (the \ before the space is important):
sudo mdutil -s /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD
If that says "Indexing Disabled" try switching it back on with:
sudo mdutil -i on /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD
Hopefully it'll find your missing results once its finished indexing, and you should be able to control that volume's privacy again using the preferences. Repeat for any other volumes that don't seem to be behaving.
Dual 2GHz PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3) 2GB, ATI X800 XT, BT, AE.

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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
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13 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85029cab _pthread_wqthread + 404
14 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff85014171 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 10:: Dispatch queue: <MDSDiskStore 0x7fd026820400 shutdown:NO got shutdown notification:NO>
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86abfb26 __fcntl + 10
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
Thread 11:: Dispatch queue: <MDSDiskStore 0x7fd027807a00 shutdown:NO got shutdown notification:NO>
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86ac0fbe pwrite + 10
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
4   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052dde36 _SIOpenIndex + 3670
5   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052e0ea8 SIOpenIndex + 282
6   mds                                     0x0000000105182396 0x10514c000 + 222102
7   mds                                     0x0000000105181854 0x10514c000 + 219220
8   mds                                     0x0000000105173868 0x10514c000 + 161896
9   mds                                     0x00000001051cd47e 0x10514c000 + 529534
10 mds                                     0x00000001051b4962 0x10514c000 + 428386
11 mds                                     0x00000001051b4b21 0x10514c000 + 428833
12 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81b0b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
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
Thread 12:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86ac06d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
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
Thread 13:: Dispatch queue: <MDSDiskStore 0x7fd02300ee00 shutdown:NO got shutdown notification:NO>
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86ac0fbe pwrite + 10
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
4   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052dde36 _SIOpenIndex + 3670
5   com.apple.spotlight.index               0x00000001052e0ea8 SIOpenIndex + 282
6   mds                                     0x0000000105182396 0x10514c000 + 222102
7   mds                                     0x0000000105181854 0x10514c000 + 219220
8   mds                                     0x0000000105173868 0x10514c000 + 161896
9   mds                                     0x00000001051cd47e 0x10514c000 + 529534
10 mds                                     0x00000001051b4962 0x10514c000 + 428386
11 mds                                     0x00000001051b4b21 0x10514c000 + 428833
12 libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8d81b0b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
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
Thread 14:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86ac06d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
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
Thread 15:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86ac06d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
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
Thread 16:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff86ac06d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
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
Thread 9 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x00000000ffffffff rbx: 0x0000000000000000 rcx: 0x0000000000000000 rdx: 0x0000000000000082
rdi: 0x00007fd022829e00 rsi: 0x0000000000000001 rbp: 0x0000000105b6dfd0 rsp: 0x0000000105b6df50
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r12: 0x0000000000000100 r13: 0x0000000000000001 r14: 0x00007fd022829e00 r15: 0x00007fd022848c00
rip: 0x00000001052ecffc rfl: 0x0000000000010246 cr2: 0x0000000000000008
Logical CPU: 0
External Modification Summary:
Calls made by other processes targeting this process:
    task_for_pid: 1
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
Calls made by this process:
    task_for_pid: 0
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
Calls made by all processes on this machine:
    task_for_pid: 308
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
VM Region Summary:
ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=147.5M resident=115.1M(78%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=32.4M(22%)
Writable regions: Total=174.9M written=6084K(3%) resident=7420K(4%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=167.7M(96%)
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Mail+Spotlight Search Not Working in Lion

I've been dealing with this problem for over a month and have not been able to fix it. Search works fine in Lion on several computers, but on my laptop it still won't do a complete search. It will only pull up emails from people in my contacts list..... no subject key word searches or people outside my contacts searches..... very frustrating! The searches also don't work in Spotlight, so I can't use spotlight as a backup.
I've tried rebuilding my mailbox.... deleting and recreating the account.... tossing out the Envelope Index folders in the Mail library... Deleting and re installing my search window, etc...... I see lot's of other people with the same issue. It's frustrating when your running your business on your computer and have to deal with a flaw in a new OS..... it was working fine in Leopard..... whats up APPLE? Please help!
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Macbook Pro 2008 Version with 2.5 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
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Glenn,
Regarding adding and deleting the System Drive from the Spotlight Privacy Tab...... I'm following your sequence, but when I come back to Spotlight Search in the menu bar it just works the same.... no mention of indexing. What's interesting is that "Mail" dosn't appear anywhere in search results when a keyword search is performed via spotlight.
Regarding the "enevelope Index Files" ..... I followed the instructions and quit and re-opened mail as instructed. When I re-opened Mail I selected "continue" and the program began to index the contents of mail for about 30 minutes. I thought that would would fix the issue, but it's still not working.
I've tried to compare the account setup from my IMAC which works fine to see if I have something setup wrong in the account, but everything looks the same.
I guess I can try to re-index again? Don't know what else to do?
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Bill

Spotlight search not working on external hard drive

Hi all,
The spotlight search doesn't seem to be working on my external hard drive.
It is also not working as part of Time Machine, I cannot retreive anything via the spotlight search that has been backed on on the external drive.
I know I have the files on there but it's not picking it up like it used to.
Any ideas???

Solution:
1. System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy
2. Drag and drop or add your external hard drive in the Privacy window. This will reset the old preference.
3. Then remove the external hard and close the System Preferences.
4. Wait for 30 seconds. Spotlight will start indexing of your external hard drive.
Update: It's supposed to scan for 8 hours but it took only 15 minutes and stopped. I tested the search and it's still not working. It's strange that it works on my other two external hard drives (USB and Firewire) but not this particular one (USB). I have three external hard drives.

My Spotlight is not working! Help pls

hey guys,
my SPOTLIGHT, on the right corner of my desktop, is not working... i just noticed it last night! but days before that it was working just fine... whenever im searching for a document, it does not show any results at all! like before when i type a name, i would see a revolving circle on the side of the spotlight typing box, but now i dont see any, and it doesnt show any results at all.. please help!
Lee

Or the indexing agent (The program that asks around to make the list) is disabled. Easiest way to reactivate it is to go to System Preferences> Spotlight> Privacy. Then add the whole hard drive to Privacy and then remove it. This will cause it to reindex the whole drive.

Spotlight does not work with Thunderbird? mdimporter installed but no work

Hello,
additional to my Apple-Mail i still use Thunderbird for my old PC-Accounts and the old mails.
Thunderbird runs quite well, but the Mac-OS Spotlight does not find anything within the Mails stored in Thunderbird.
The mdimporter from Mozilla is installed,
I made reboots, re-Index, Double-Clicks, added the thunderbird-Folder to the private and removed again and everything else i could find anywhere.
Nothing works.
Anybody here who might give me a useful hint?
Kind regards
Falk

ok this is some extra piece of software which seems to create a separate index for Thunderbird emails outside of the database files which can then be searched by spotlight. I don't use it so can't comment on this directly. one obvious thing is that you'd have to include system files in your search before you see any results from the thunderbird folder because all this stuff lives inside your user Library. to include system files in a search start finder search using command+f, click on "kind" scroll and click on "other". in the resulting popup select 'system files' and change the settings to include them in the search.

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