• Slow MBP since yosemite, still with el capitan

    Hi team, I have a mid-2012 MBP, i5, 4 GB ram, running El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65). My macbook has been slow since the upgrade to Yosemite, and has not improved with El Cap. This is most noticeable when starting up, w...view more
    Linc Davis
    last modified by Linc Davis
  • Spotlight's CPU usage is out of control for no reason

    I'm finding more and more Macs running 10.11.4 where Spotlight is just out of control for no reason that I can discern.  If no one is logged in, Spotlight is using no CPU.  As soon as someone logs in,...view more
    UberJac
    last modified by UberJac
  • Spotlight search and dictionary app bug.

    I have a consistent problem with spotlight searching and the Dictionary app. When I try to find a term, e.g. "chair", in Spotlight, I can click on it (or hit enter) to open the Dictionary app. But then the app report...view more
    VikingOSX
    last modified by VikingOSX
  • make spotlight work like it did in snow leopard

    I have complained about this to apple many times. Suggestions, chats, etc. I get nowhere. I downloaded "easy find" but it isn;t that great either. My question is to make search (spotlight) work like it did in Snow leo...view more
    Paulman!
    last modified by Paulman!
  • spotlight apps vs. contacts

    How do you get Spotlight to return the name of an application as the primary result?  I type "Evernote" and, initially, Spotlight shows the app.  But then it also finds an Contacts record (used for Evernote ...view more
  • Spotlight IndexAgent Log Messages

    Any thoughts as to why the console keep logging this over and over and over?     5/2/16 8:45:45.176 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.spotlight.IndexAgent[78053]) Could not find uid associated with se...view more
    dkardell
    created by dkardell
  • too many mdworker processes

    I currently have 21 mdworker processes running. A couple are over 7% of CPU...Overall, it's about 30% CPU utilization. I'm on 10.11.4, so up to date. If I reboot, it will be just a couple of instances, but once I run...view more
    Jim Porell
    created by Jim Porell
  • spotlight is not working for weather, stocks etc

    using el capitan and spotlight doesn't show any results about weather or stock or sports and others Why isn't it working?view more
    cdhw
    last modified by cdhw
  • search results shows only partial and cannot disable preview?

    Hello,       So, here is the thing. Engineers that are trying to make Spotlight rad and commercial had focused on the wrong usable features. Let me tell you what problems i've encountered with it so f...view more
    Old Toad
    last modified by Old Toad
  • why can't Apple show the progress on indexing?

    Is there a resaon that Apple keeep taking away useful information from us the users? E.g. if you wish to implement re-indexing, it used to show the progress and be seen as soon as you click on Spotlight and have a sma...view more
    dialabrain
    last modified by dialabrain
  • Spotlight and saved searches do not find files which are there

    Since several OSX updates I do not understand how spotlight finds stuff anymore. With Sherlock (yes call me grandpa) I was sure, that everything has been searched for. With Spotlight, I don't have this certainty. A lo...view more
    Fleak
    last modified by Fleak
  • How can I use spotlight search for all my microsoft words files?

    I want to use spotlight for searching in my microsoft words (.doc) documents without opening them.   Is it possible?view more
    Ymedv
    last modified by Ymedv
  • Broken QuicklookUIHelper and Quicktime X

    Since updating to 10.11.4 I seem to have broken QuicklookUIHelper and Quicktime X. In console I see the error "(kFigMediaValidatorError_VideoCodecNotSupported)" despite having the Prores Codecs installed (I have Compr...view more
    adam mcclelland
    created by adam mcclelland
  • Calendar keeps freezing..

    Hey Guys, My calendar keeps freezing, i've taken the liberty to scour the forums for ideas as to what may be causing the issue, New Hardware MacBook Air (Early 2015) OS X El Capitan (10.11.4) 8 GB Ram (500GB FLASH...view more
    LifeCube
    last modified by LifeCube
  • keep stoplight from searching mail messages

    Stoplight just won't stop searching for mail messages, despite the fact I've set preferences to NOT search mail when I try to find something on my Mac. What's up with that? MacbookPro, mid2010, using el Capitan (bu...view more
    mawell
    last modified by mawell
  • Spotlight

    Spotlight suddenly quit and won't come back. Simultaneously the desktop picture disappeared. Rebooted to find all language inputs had been removed except the default US English.view more
    Linc Davis
    last modified by Linc Davis
  • 'All my files' empty

    So i just bought a new macbook air around 2 days ago, and the first thing i noticed was that when i open finder, the 'all my files' section was completely empty, i didn't give it much at first, since i haven't downloa...view more
    Luis Sequeira1
    last modified by Luis Sequeira1
  • strange spotlight behavior 10.11.3 (15D21)

    Spot light has gone bonkers or I don't understand how it works. Used to be just fine. For example, when I searched today for a document beginning with the capital letters DFG (I know I have many) an icon of my Contact...view more
    balsa2
    last modified by balsa2
  • Since upgrading to El Capitan can't eject drives

    I find myself unable to eject flash drives and hard drives. I'm a photographer and regularly have to load flash drives for clients, this is usually a quick plug in, copy photos, eject and move onto the next thing. &nb...view more
    teryg
    last modified by teryg
  • When I invoke spotlight with cmd+space the first letter of my search gets omitted

    When I invoke spotlight with cmd+space to get the search-bar overlay I start typing my search-bar immediately afterwards. Often the first letter of my search query gets omitted. This is very frustrating, because I use...view more
    doktor_florian
    created by doktor_florian