Can't search in iCal

This worked for me! I was having the same issue with a new MBAir M2, migrated from a TimeMachine backup of my previous MBP 2017 (I think it was also running Monterey). Couldn't get any results with a Calendar search until I downloaded/installed Monterey again, 12.5 version.

Thank You for posting your successful solution!

After my upgrade over the weekend to Monterey 12.6, search no longer worked in iCal. I have now tried the workaround, moving hard drive to files excluded from search, rebooting, same steps and removing hard drive from excluded list, and rebooting. I'm going to wait awhile to check iCal search to see if this does the trick.

Having same issue on OS 12.6 on a brand new M1 Mac Studio with a migrated user. M1 Macbook Air also with migrated user does have have this issue on OS 12.5. Tried re-indexing Spotlight via system preferences and terminal and tried reinstalling OS and neither helped. Very frustrating!

I have: 1) added a new user profile and logged in; 2) booted up in safe mode; 3) reindexed Spotlight. Nothing changed the bug in iCal search. If somebody hears any useful fix from Apple, I'd love to hear it. I just can't spend the time spinning my wheels with them after an upgrade.

Come on Apple. People have been struggling with this for almost a year!!! I can't search in my Calendar - main point of having it? SO I can figure out when the last appointment etc was. Fix this, please! I have a brand new Mac Studio - this should not be an issue. (And yes I tried all the hacks that were posted previously in the thread - still nothing.)

Have you spoken to Apple about this? I had an initial call with them, and followed their suggestions (didn't work) as well as others offered here and online (didn't work). I don't have the time to spend with them as they bump this up to the next level for hours, nor do I want to erase my hard drive and reload everything (that was once a suggestion for something else a few years back). This is obviously a bug in Monterey that impacts some but not all of us. A great inconvenience.

I couldn't agree more. I haven't contacted them, no. Neither do I wish to spend hours on something that they should be doing a quick bug fix on. This is so annoying - I use the search feature all the time!

• In the Calendar app  on your Mac, choose View > Refresh Calendars.

Worked for me

• In the Calendar app  on your Mac, choose View > Refresh Calendars.

Worked for me

Hi NookaDizzy,

Thanks for the update. I am running Monterey 12.0.1 and Calendar search isn't working - might have to wait for 12.0.2! Oh well.

All the best Mangles6.

Having the same problem for some time now. Running 12.0.1. Someone please resolve this! Thanks.

When I updated to macOS Monterey 12.1 (21C52) and the iCal history search resolved. It's a mystery.

Same for me. New M1 24 iMac and iCal unable to search. Called AS and was told that it is a known issue and the developers may be working on it for a work around of a fix in a future OS update??