Spotlight Search not working on Mac after Ventura Update

Spotlight (Search) not working after installing Ventura on an iMac 27" 2017. Any suggestions?


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iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 5, 2022 1:56 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2022 2:31 AM

Not working how: the search doesn’t find what it’s supposed to? The Spotlight window doesn’t appear? Something else?


Check that the Spotlight settings are correct, namely that everything you want to seach for has the respective box checked.


If the search still doesn’t produce correct results try resetting the Spotlight index: in Terminal, paste


sudo mdutil -E /


type your password and press enter (nothing shows as you type the password, that is normal). Give some time to reindex.

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