Spotlight developer suggestions

Thanks for getting back to us with that question, rutfol. It's appreciated.

There isn't a "Developer" category in Spotlight for you to "deselect". However, you can still exclude those files from appearing in your Spotlight search: Change Spotlight preferences on Mac - Apple Support You can exclude a location in the Privacy options of Spotlight instead.

All the best.

Greetings rutfol,

It sounds as though you're having issues removing the check mark next to Applications and Definitions in System Preferences > Spotlight on your Mac. You've come to a great place for help! To confirm, what happens if you click the check mark next to those options? Are you seeing any error message or does it appear as though System Preferences is unresponsive? If System Preferences appears unresponsive or you're unable to click the check mark next to those two options have you tried closing and reopening System Preferences by clicking the red close icon towards the top-left of the window? If not, try closing and reopening System Preferences.

If the issue persists after closing and reopening System Preferences try to force quit and reopen System Preferences next. This can be done by opening System Preferences > Click the Apple logo towards the top-left of the display, then click Force Quit in the menu. In the window that appears click on System Preferences > Followed by Force Quit, then go back in to System Preferences > Spotlight to see if you're able to remove those check marks.

Let us know how that goes!