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Trouble with the spotlight after updating to Catalina 10.15.3

Hi,

there is something wrong with the spotlight after I updated my 16-in Macbook Pro to Catalina 10.15.3 yesterday.

Apps and webpages searching shows up immediately, but when it comes to folders and files the searching needs at least 1 min and a crazy CPU load!

I have tested all of the advice I could find on google like re-indexing, restarting........ but none works for me.

Is anyone struggling with the same problem?

MacBook Pro 16", macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 3:26 PM

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velendexin wrote:

Hi,
there is something wrong with the spotlight after I updated my 16-in Macbook Pro to Catalina 10.15.3 yesterday.
Apps and webpages searching shows up immediately, but when it comes to folders and files the searching needs at least 1 min and a crazy CPU load!
I have tested all of the advice I could find on google like re-indexing, restarting........ but none works for me.
Is anyone struggling with the same problem?



How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support



You can see when you do a spotlight search if index is in progress—this will slow thing s down.


If no resolve, try re-installing the combo update o top of your existing 10.15.3

download directly from here:

Combo update macOS 10.15.3 https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2030


Posted on Feb 5, 2020 4:29 PM

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Feb 5, 2020 4:29 PM in response to velendexin

velendexin wrote:

Hi,
there is something wrong with the spotlight after I updated my 16-in Macbook Pro to Catalina 10.15.3 yesterday.
Apps and webpages searching shows up immediately, but when it comes to folders and files the searching needs at least 1 min and a crazy CPU load!
I have tested all of the advice I could find on google like re-indexing, restarting........ but none works for me.
Is anyone struggling with the same problem?



How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support



You can see when you do a spotlight search if index is in progress—this will slow thing s down.


If no resolve, try re-installing the combo update o top of your existing 10.15.3

download directly from here:

Combo update macOS 10.15.3 https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2030


Trouble with the spotlight after updating to Catalina 10.15.3

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