teutonictrio

Q: can you view spotlight search history?

Is it possible to view what spotlight has searched for on a certain date?  I know how to view Safari history, but wondered if there was a way to see what Spotlight had searched for on a certain date - I think someone was on my computer on a day I wasn't here, so I'd like to see if anything was looked at.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 8, 2016 7:21 AM

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Q: can you view spotlight search history?

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  • by balsa2,Solvedanswer

    balsa2 balsa2 Mar 8, 2016 8:17 AM in response to teutonictrio
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    Mar 8, 2016 8:17 AM in response to teutonictrio

    Spotlight doesn't work that way, (you can only exclude items it searches for)

    If you are worried you can arrange your Finder windows :

    Screen Shot 2016-03-08 at 15.45.07.png

    To show :

    Screen Shot 2016-03-08 at 15.27.14.png

    Or, create a Smart Folder : Finder > File > New Smart Folder :

    & set the search to :

    Screen Shot 2016-03-08 at 16.05.40.png