Stuck at Spotlight indexing

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• How to tell if Spotlight indexes

  Hello

  I want to Spotlight index, or rather, re - index volume. I added then it subtracts Soptlight > privacy, but was curious:

  How will I know if Spotlight indexes?

  Open the activity monitor and see how active the process of mdworker is.

  

  

• Spotlight indexing problems

  I cleaned files on my hard drive - re-filing of certain documents (pdf files) rename photos - adding text says pictures of things like that.

  Have had occasional problems with gel - startup etc - that only seem to happen after a cleaning.

  By checking newspapers led to a finder error - saying his flight, or a job did not finish before the closure.

  Never really used it yesterday and it deleted all the files the search-, but if it ends up falling on indexing - or anyway to clear it.

  I was wondering if the problem is that indexing never delete old stuff - maybe the problem after snow leopard from is that the re-indexing after each update is in fact eventually causing an overflow (leak) because the size of some user data was not provided (or someone to pull).

  I'm on snow leopard on a Mac Pro 2008.

  Update on this problem...

  If you are looking for articles on how Spotlight indexing problems - other sites of mac users - OSXdaily, for example - to have discussions on this topic, including advice on how to use a statement in a terminal to turn it off completely - the problems are similar to those that I have - then it's perhaps a question that has not been reported to Apple.

  My problem seems to be a combination of chaining a large number of files and moving them - combined with Time Machine.   I have restore a plu Time Machine folder which contained 1200 small pdf files - which lost some how because of permission issues when I moved them.    As well as readonly files I could not restore them unless I put them in the box and then changed all the permissions read and write.   The older folder was actually the first time machine upward when the main folder in question had been copied from the CD for the office (he gave no permission to write to the subfolders in the main but to load data)

  My time machine is now stopped and I ejected the drive until I decide how to restart backup.

• How to check if spotlight indexes a disc?

  OS X 10.11.4 on a mini mac configured as a server

  LaCie 2big external Thunderbolt drive

  In addition to the use of EI mdutil (which does not always - seems to sometimes work without returning a result)

  How can I see if spotlight built a clue?

  The point on the Magnifier glass seems to have disappeared and no indication either when you click on the magnifying glass icon.

  By clicking on the icon magnifying glass does not display the Find dialog box and no window of information as before in 10.6.8

  TIA

  Hans

  Start typing in the search box. If it's indexing, the progress bar will then appear.

• Spotlight indexing of content for anything that creates a mess

  Hello

  When searching for my Mac, I get the problem that Spotlight always indexes the contents of each file, which makes it almost unusable.

  This happens when you have lots of text files scattered across your HDD (s). In my case, they almost always contain the word you are looking for, such as "Photoshop".

  So if I'm looking for a file called "Photoshop.dmg" and enter "photoshop" onstage, I also get tens of thousands of results, because a ton of items that appear has created or modified by Photoshop. This applies also to other general search terms.

  More "smart" (smart in terms of indexing of content everythings and not only the name of the file) Spotlight became more useless, it has become for people who have to handle a lot of data, which is a shame. A captain must have a quick overview on his stuff (files), ironically, it doesn't seem to be the case with El Capitan. This problem is much older than that, older versions has also suffer from it, but I always ignored it. El Capitan has been adopted to solve the problems that yosemite is spent, I now voice this concern.

  I appreciate the research of Spotlight in PDF files, text files, it is useless for me, so I would like to be able to disable that (not only for txt files, with the ability to also search emails only for their topic rather than the content referaient research as viable Mail).

  The 'Privacy' in the spotlight system preferences is not an option that the files are scattered in many files and also I always want to be able to locate them with a search like Spotlight tool.

  Yes, these files are needed.

  I use Mac OS X (the X mind) for 10.3 and looking for our days became so paralyzed that he must go back to the old school 10.3 way: by opening a new Finder window, searching for a text, the removal of this text and in this search window, you need to press on the '+' and select "file name contains" with the actual search term or obliged to hold tools a la Sherlock.

  Is not simple, easy or simple and the reason why the spotlight has been introduced: to facilitate the search of files.

  Are there any shortcuts to search only the file name? Name of file for example: * name *, if so, please tell me, I could not find them (no pun intended, really).

  If not, create them, many users who would appreciate.

  Sometimes a user does not know that he wants a feature, so just to implement instead of saying "nobody wants / wanted this."

  Thanks for reading and have a nice day.

  hipunk

  And here! file name: * filename * now works.

  Don't mind, nothing to see here. Thread can be closed.

• Why don't Spotlight indexes the .odt files?

  Made by OpenOffice files have an .odt extension.  Unfortunately, I can't Spotlight to search for files, .odt or .png images.  Is it possible that I can tweak the settings somehow?

  Thank you.

  This might help, since the search field in the Finder window, enter: type: odt

  Some genres: Open Document Text

  

  Finder should create a smart folder for your search criteria:

  

  You can do the same thing by entering: kind: p

  Some genres: Portable Network Graphics Image

  

  Finder should create a smart folder for your search criteria:

  

  This should also work for files .odp & .ods:

  

  

• mdworker crashes constantly; Spotlight re-indexes

  I searched the internet and all communities, trying to find a solution to my problem of focus. I have posted in some other forums and re - write here in a way more organized these positions as well as additional information.

  I recently moved my administrative user account to a former mac via firewire/lightning connection, using the application of migration. Since that time, my iMac, with the last update of El Capitan, has been continuously indexing. It takes hours (I transferred about 500 GB of files), then works OK for a short time and then starts again indexing. I have my hard drive moved into the party 'private life' Spotlight preferences and back, causing the re-indexing. I deleted the Spotlight index and was re - index by terminals of disc used to check my hard drive, used Onyx to rebuild the permissions and Utility Spotlight re-indexing. Spotlight takes a few hours to re - index, seems to work fine for a short period and then begins the reindex operation and is not available for use once more. It completely slowed down my work to a crawl, since I use Spotlight continues to extract and compare files and folders, as well as launch applications.

  I noticed on the newspapers of crash mds_stores crashes and have had the crash mdworker almost everyday. SophosWebintelligence crashed on similar, but not always the same days. I deleted the software anti-viral Sophos, placed my hard drive in the section "Confidentiality" of Spotlight prefs to stop continuous indexing, started in safe mode, rebooted my desktop computer, from my hard drive out of the privacy settings, authorized Spotlight AGAIN index my drive hard for the night and thought that my problem was resolved. It lasted a day. It is now the reindexing and crash newspapers are mds_stores crashed again, but now, looking at the Console during indexing, mdworker hangs mili-second per second mili! Under diagnostic reports from users, it lists mdworker_2016 - 06 - _Dorks (several times) - iMac.crash on and under the diagnostic system reports lists mds_stores_2001 - 06-(plusieurs fois) _Dorks - iMac.crash. I also noticed that in the newspapers:

  30/06/16 7:10:46.589 AM mdworker [9839]: warning: the selector Gestalt gestaltSystemVersion returns 10.9.5 instead of 10.11.5. This isn't a bug in Gestalt - it is a documented restriction. The NSProcessInfo operatingSystemVersion property to get the correct version number of system.

  Location of the call:

  Not sure that the above is the thing most relevant in the newspapers, but never had any problems on my most recent mac until I made the mistake to migrate my account from my old mac user. Don't know what NSProcessInfo is, but you do a search.

  If anyone has any suggestions, they would be very appreciated. If any additional info would be useful, I would be happy to do so. I didn't want to post too much useless here and unnecessarily take too much of your time. I apologize for the changes of fonts, but could not figure out how to copy and paste while keeping the same style.

  The first step is to get rid of "Sophos," which could be the cause of the problem and that is certainly worse than useless.

  Please remove the 'Sophos' product by following the instructions on this page, so this one, if any. If you have a different version, the procedure may be different.

  Back up all data before making any changes. Never install a software "anti-virus" or "anti-malware" again.

• Technical question of indexation of Spotlight search

  I wonder about how the spotlight indexing process occurs and if maybe it's the cause of the problems of start and stop and the kernel panics.

  When live, I got used to print some articles in PDF format for later reading offline - or when I get the chance.  In November I started going through many articles and deleting or filing - and in the case of their deposit - I was deleting pages that were released just junk, so I did that article.

  If the PDF files have been indexed for content when I moved to different folders - or altered and saved - and if all goes well index deleted when I deleted them - would it have caused a problem when I stop this process.

  I got a stop where the system remained in market (light on mac pro 2008) but not asleep - then force a shutdown.   I had a tension where the projector showed that indexing - for about 10 seconds - without report.

  The console logs showed messages that a process completed- and kernel panic with no ID is.

  So is indexing made by MDS and MDS worker - and how will I know when indexing is complete prior to the stoppage.

  I changed the spotlight preferences to search only files - removed all the rest - but will they even indexed.

  And why - if the work must be done before the power off - Apple is not only to display a message on the screen!

  As the first users think seem to complain after an update - how to slow their macs (really busy busy) are - if it's just a bad thing worse.

  I'm on Snow Leopard - on Mac Pro 2008

  Additional information - I always stop after use as no point in leaving a system on when only used a few hours a day.

  My DirectoryService.error.log shows that inadequate completely new closures in 2008.

  Standard use - after - as the power outlet Strip which is controlled by a wall switch - I cut that.

  Something was still running and stop feeding ended this work - only that he might be the index - which I really do not use for detail on a PDF unless I want to scan something while it is open.

  I am now waiting the minute 1 stop & look at the light of itty bitty on the front of the tower to use it is over.

  My drive is less than 50% of the full - last cleaning was to make sure that it stays like that.

• macOS Sierra stuck on the Time Machine backup

  Its been 2 weeks now since I updated to macOS Sierra and my Time Machine backup is always stuck on "preparing backup" and I tried different disc backup on another partition but still no luck.

  Make sure that:

  o drive the TM is excluded from Spotlight indexing non-mandatory;

  o that all software anti-virus is disabled (especially Sophos);

  o journal of iCloud and other cloud services.

  o check this article: macOS Sierra: If Time Machine still at the stage of "preparation"

• Time Machine stuck at "Preparing backup...". "for external drive

  Hello.  I recently upgraded to El Capitan of Lion - a terrible experience, but finally got it work.

  Anywho, today I tried to backup on Time Machine for the first time since the upgrade.  I left it at "Preparing backup...". "about four hours without change.  Then, I checked with the activity monitor essentially ~ 0 activity (< 1.0%="" cpu). ="" i="" then="" followed="" the="" instructions="" here:="">http://osxdaily.com/2014/03/31/time-machine-stuck-preparing-backup-mac-fix/, asking to delete the "inProgress" of the hard drive.)  I deleted the file from the Recycle Bin, restarted and still no luck.  I'm not sure of the "Spotlight indexing' - as I understand, I want to ensure is completed.  So I checked the status and progress is null and has been for over an hour.  (There are no blue in the status bar, just gray.)

  I then followed these instructions: problems of time machine of El Capitan by watching the Console application.  Here is an example of one of my tests:

  10/01/16 18:44:08.123 com.apple.backupd [495]: from manual backup

  10/01/16 18:44:08.549 com.apple.backupd [495]: backup on/dev/disk2s2: /Volumes/AMYTUZ/Backups.backupdb

  10/01/16 18:44:10.193 com.apple.backupd [495]: store event UUIDS do not match for the volume: Macintosh HD

  10/01/16 18:44:13.152 com.apple.backupd [495]: event Deep scan to the path: / reason: who must analyze subdirs. new event db |

  10/01/16 18:44:13.152 com.apple.backupd [495]: running the event analysis

  10/01/16 18:44:59.269 ntpd [183]: time together + 0.387310 s

  10/01/16 18:45:07.639 netbiosd [538]: nameserver down?

  10/01/16 18:45:18.381 com.apple.cts [41]: com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.keep - living-on-sale: Planner returned false. However, this task is overdue 1 seconds. Run anyway.

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.625 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.625 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.626 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.626 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.626 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:10000 regularImport:0 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.626 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.669 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:643) SDB consistency check from

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.671 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.672 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.672 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.672 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.674 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:10000 regularImport:0 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.674 [60]: (DiskStore.Normal:2407) _importFilesWithUTIs maxCount:0 regularImport:1 queue: 0

  10/01/16 mds 18:45:18.677 [60]: checksum (DiskStore.Normal:658) SDB full for 0 items

  10/01/16 18:46:12.141 netbiosd [538]: nameserver down?

  10/01/16 18:47:27.183 netbiosd [538]: nameserver down?

  Uh, help?  Haha!  Thanks for reading.  Hope that someone has comments.  El Capitan has forced me to learn more about Mac than ever.  -My first upgrade!

  So, my guess is that your external drive is not happy.

  I suggest to run disk utility and see what it reports.

  This disk must be reformatted.

• Search files that are never with Spotlight

  I recently consolidated three hard drives, and I now have to buy an even bigger because the 3 TB external hard drive I use now is full, completely filled (volume: 3,000,592,977,920;) Used space: 3,000,592,977,920). It surprises me because he wasn't like this once I have completed the consolidation, but I have to accept it. In any case, after I bought a 5 TB model, I'm still having the problem that the files that it contains are not included as I expected them to be. What I have now is a hard disk file another one disk hard B, and yet another one disk hard C. Spotlight will not all, just an index. This means that I'll have to search separately by each of the hard disks and Spotlight will only help me with one of the three files, unless there is a program that will index all three. Is there such a program? What about EasyFind? Find any file? Found? Others?

  Not sure what you mean. I have three external HD connected to one of my iMac and Spotlight indexed all three.

• Spotlight returns invalid Contact - How can I remove it?

  Projector works as expected except a scenario.  It seems to display contacts deleted a long time ago and I want him to stop!  For example, a Spotlight search for 'everyday' returns a result Top Hit for Contact 'Chris Daily.  I don't want to see this contact.  I want to delete this contact.  In fact, I feel that I deleted this contact a long time ago.

  If I select "Chris Daily" Research Spotlight, it opens Contacts v 9.10.

  But Chris Daily does not exist, so that it opens in fact the next contact listed in order alphabetical "Jay DeNiro.

  If I delete "Jay DeNiro", it selects the next contact instead when I repeat the experiment.

  Chris Daily is not a contact.

  Contacts > Preferences > accounts displays 4 entries of Mac OS x Server, but only iCloud has the checkbox "Enable this account" checked.  The other 3 accounts are not checked, but I also think that Chris Daily has been stored only as a contact to iCloud in the past.  Disabled accounts are Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  This person has never been a contact in these applications, that in my iPhone.

  How can I get rid of this Spotlight result?

  It's always a Top Hit for the 'daily' search - but should not exist at all.

  Force spotlight to reindex your drive. This should get the Spotlight index up-to-date.

  Rebuild the index on your Mac - Apple Support Spotlight

• How to fix the search spotlight on El Capitan

  Since yesterday, I'm more able to perform a search in the Finder or by mail.

  I saw a recommendation for re-indexing, however, when I try to add my drive to the privacy list, I get an error (see below).  Is there a solution?

  Thank you for all your comments/recommendations!

  

  You seem to have a problem with the spotlight index.

  The method used is one that is usually recommended, but because it gives you an error, you can try to rebuild directly from the Terminal.

  Open Terminal (I usually do with, uh, Spotlight... space command, type Ter, enter; if it does not, in the Finder, press command-shift-you open the folder utilities, where the Terminal is located; or use Launchpad)

  Copy and paste the following line into the Terminal:

  sudo mdutil EI /.

  Enter your password as requested (nothing do not show when you type the password, not even asterisks; this is normal) and press ENTER.

  This erases the spotlight index and it will begin re-indexing. Your mac may slow down a little while spotlight is re-indexing of your player.

• Turn off Spotlight search in iCloud drive

  I have over 40 GB on my drive to iCloud and whenever I am connected to the Web, kernel task uses all CPU. I suspect that Spotlight indexes my iCloud drive and check, I tried to put the iCloud drive in the folder to be excluded but could not find a way. You know a way to disable Spotlight search in iCloud drive? Why is it not possible to use the index as it is and not having to constantly update :-(

  I doubt that the problem is caused by that, but it is not an area where I am all expertise (i.e., what I know).

  I could however add iCloud drive for exclusions of Spotlight. Use the menu go to the Finder and hold down the Option key to make the visible library; While continuing to hold down the Option key, click library. Release the Option key. Drag the folder "Mobile Documents" (which is the local copy to iCloud by car) from the Finder in system preferences > Projectors > Privacy window.

• Spotlight search barely works, preferences are correct, nothing set to private... Please help

  Until I updated to El Captain, I have not had any problems with the search in spotlight. He was so helpful. As a busy student, I need to access random files throughout the day, and now they don't show up.

  I checked my preferences, and everything is converted (boxed) check... I have nothing behind closed doors.

  Can anyone help please?

  Thank you

  !

  Have you applied this information to try & re - index the folders in your system?

  • Focus lights: how to re - index folders or volumes - Apple Support

  The capacity of computer hard disk becomes full of content to slow

  most of the things in the system? You have a good backup of your computer

  one offline archive, and have a backup Time Machine separate as well?

  Spotlight indexing will continue to operate?

  There is also another way to rebuild the index on OS X; Here's how in a Terminal:

  https://www.codelibrary.me/2015/07/01/rebuild-Spotlight-index-on-Mac-OS-x/

  If you are not familiar with the Terminal or command line, you can try other methods

  or learn more about how it works in your OS X before trying it. Errors can be bad.

  Good luck & happy computing!