Wies Hermans

Q: Finder Info window does not show tags

I've been tagging hundreds of files recently, and now all the tags seem to be gone. When I open the Finder Info window, no tags are shown. There's just an empty field with the "Add Tags..." placeholder. Same situation when I use the Finder inspector.

 

But apparently the tags are still there. The terminal command "mdls -name kMDItemUserTags" shows the correct tags for each file. They just don't show up in the Finder.

 

I've already reindexed my hard drive by adding and removing it to/from the Spotlight Privacy list.

 

I'm using El Capitan 10.11.1. No Finder extension apps installed.

 

Thanks for your help.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), Finder

Posted on Nov 28, 2015 9:33 AM

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  • by Wies Hermans,

    Wies Hermans Wies Hermans Dec 7, 2015 3:27 AM in response to Wies Hermans
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    Dec 7, 2015 3:27 AM in response to Wies Hermans

    UPDATE: trashing and restoring a files brings back the tags. But this has to be done inside each individual folder. Trashing and restoring a parent folder does not bring back the containing files' tags.

     

    UPDATE: but each time I restart my computer, all tags disappear again in the Finder. Searching for tags and showing tags in the Terminal still works, but hey just don't show up in the Finder.

     

    Any ideas?

  • by willfaulds,

    willfaulds willfaulds Jan 30, 2016 9:08 AM in response to Wies Hermans
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    Jan 30, 2016 9:08 AM in response to Wies Hermans

    Same issue here files show up when searched for by their tag but getting info on the file outside the search makes it appear there are no tags applied...

    I have found one way to reset Finder to see tags is to change the parent folders permissions and "apply to enclosed" but on restart this need to be done again!

     

    OS X 10.11.3

     

    Also see Re: Finder Tags and Colors Changed (Deleted) by El Capitan

  • by willfaulds,

    willfaulds willfaulds Jan 30, 2016 9:45 AM in response to willfaulds
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    Jan 30, 2016 9:45 AM in response to willfaulds

    I have also found the following view options force Finder to acknowledge the existence on the tags

     

    Finder - > View Options (⌘&J)

    Arrange by = Tags

     

    This unfortunately need to be done on every folder after every restart!

  • by willfaulds,

    willfaulds willfaulds Jan 30, 2016 10:14 AM in response to Wies Hermans
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    Jan 30, 2016 10:14 AM in response to Wies Hermans

    I have submitted this bug report via https://bugreport.apple.com/

     

    Summary:

    Applied tags (com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags) are no longer shown after a restart in Finder Get Info.

     

    Finder must be forced to restore the original tag information.

     

    ***Without a forced restore "Get Info..." and the "Edit Tags" commands will overwrite the original tag information and persistently store the wrong information.

     

    Steps to Reproduce:

    1. Place TestFileA inside the user Document folder (Desktop appears unaffected)

    2. Tag file with "testing"

    3. Close window

    4. Restart computer

    5. Browse to TestFileA (do not search for tag)

    6. Select TestFileA

    7. Get info on TestFileA

     

    Expected Results:

    Get info should show TestFileA has tag "testing" applied

     

    Actual Results:

    Get info shows TestFileA has no tags applied

     

    Version:

    Clean install 10.11.3

     

    Notes:

    Force the Finder window to restore tag info of all files in that directory (but not nested directions) by

     

    Duplicate a file within the directory

     

    OR

     

    Finder - > View Options (⌘&J)

    Arrange by = Tags

     

     

    See also: "Tags non-persistent in Finder Column View preview after restart"

     

    Configuration:

    Desktop folder seems unaffected

  • by jratic,

    jratic jratic Mar 22, 2016 5:20 PM in response to willfaulds
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    Mar 22, 2016 5:20 PM in response to willfaulds

    Had the same problem. Make sure spotlight indexing is on.