Spotlight indexing errors, faults and malfunctions

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Spotlight indexing errors, faults and malfunctions

After migrating from a 2017 iMac to 2020 iMac (both running Big Sur), the spotlight indexing function is not working for all folders. E.g., finder searches under specific folders produce no results. Per https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716; I initiated a spotlight index rebuild for the suspect folders. Two questions: (1) how can I determine when the index rebuild is complete and (2) how can I determine whether other folder indexing is faulty? Do I need to rebuild the entire hard drive index to be sure? If so, how long will that take and are there any risks in undertaking? Assume: 700 GB of data on SSD, 32 GB RAM, 3.8 GHz 8 core i7

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 4, 2021 8:18 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 4, 2021 9:08 PM in response to 5050chance

You can save you and us a lot of time and effort if you do the following:

Please navigate to the Mac App Store or navigate to www.Etrecheck.com and download the free version of EtreCheck. Once you have you downloaded the app and installed it, please run the report and save it. This report will help us get a good idea what has been installed on your system and help us be able to diagnose what may be wrong.

When you have your report, you can attach it when you reply to this message and we can then review it and help you determine what is needed to get your system running well again.

For instructions on how to download your EtreCheck report and attach it to your reply to this message please click https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250000211

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