Thread Spotlight dictionary is now american-chinese
Spotlight dictionary is now american-chineseI have just updated Mavericks to El Capitan. I am on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) with a danish keyboard, and languages set to en_GB, then da_DK, then fr_FR. In Dictionary.app those languages and de_DE are select...view more
Many things can't be found searchingHi Odd, but there are many things that can't be found by searching either Spotlight or in a window's search thingy in the top right. Any way to force them to go thru my drives, rescan them or whatever it is they do ...view more
spotlight issuesSpotlight Searches does not seem to be searching my local drive since update to El-Capitan. It seems to display results only from the web. I also tried natural language searches like "Files i worked on yes...view more
Spotlight keeps indexingFor the past several days, I have noticed that every time I open Spotlight, it keeps on indexing my hard drive. I know indexing can take a while, but it seems to be taking days. Even when it seems it's about to finish...view more
Thread "About this mac" not showing correct Storage usage
"About this mac" not showing correct Storage usageHi everyone, I've recently restored a TM backup of my old Macbook Pro to my new rMBP which contains about 120GB worth of photos in my Photos Library but the Storage section of my "About my Mac" section reports...view more
My Mac infected with Serious VirusDear Friends, While using internet on my Macbook its prompting me with some serious Virus. And also whenever I press the down arrow key it takes to the new session/ or tab on the safari and prompts with the vi...view more
Thread How do I stop spotlight from searching mail *attachments*
How do I stop spotlight from searching mail *attachments*I regularly have to attach one file to 10+ emails. Spotlight seems to index every single attachment. So when I search for my copy of that file (e.g., the one in "Documents") to make some edits, Spotlight returns all o...view more
notes.app search not workingAfter migrating to a new machine, my notes.app search function won't work. I did all the things recommended in the many threads about this — all basically move/delete the notes and then restore them. But nothing...view more
Spotlight shows only popular pdfDear Supporters! xI recently stumbled over a spotlight problem. Since updating to El Capitan, I have problems when it comes to searching PDFs. I have a lot of them, but Spotlight somehow shows me more or less ...view more
Can Finder find an encrypted PDF file?I saved a PDF, in Preview, and encrypted it. I have done this over time and never kept them in a single folder. Can Finder locate these files? If so, what is the tag, or other attribute is used? Th...view more
Spotlight StatusWhenever I enter a search term in the top right Spotlight box of a Finder window and hit enter, Spotlight begins searching for my files. However, there's no feedback. I can't tell if spotlight has begun the search or ...view more
Finder "All My Files" not workingI just found out that in finders "All My Files" is not working. When i update something on excel. It will not show up on All My Files.view more
Thread I have listed the specifications of the MacBook I have 2 GB of songs how I find them and deletes old ?? I went to all the possible and not found at all in my existing ..la
I have listed the specifications of the MacBook I have 2 GB of songs how I find them and deletes old ?? I went to all the possible and not found at all in my existing ..la
External Drive won't mount or unmountI have a MacMini with El Capitan and an external GDrive Slim 500gb that can't be mounted or unmounted. Disk Utility sees it but the volume (name of the drive) is grayed out. I've been using this drive for Time Machine...view more
