hi
i have found may topics how to restore indexing etc with not working spotlight, but my issue is different - I cannot run it at all, neither by clicking loop on the bar or using cmd+space as usual,
can anyone advise how to fix it ?
Mac mini, macOS 13.0
This worked for me. I was in the exact same situation, having tried all of the above. I unplugged the external monitor, and pressed command-space, and the Spotlight menu appeared, but half off the screen, suggesting that it was indeed running, just not visible due to some bug. Thanks!!!
This worked for me. I was in the exact same situation, having tried all of the above. I unplugged the external monitor, and pressed command-space, and the Spotlight menu appeared, but half off the screen, suggesting that it was indeed running, just not visible due to some bug. Thanks!!!
Try going to System Settings, Keyboard, Click button 'Keyboard Shortcuts', then click 'Spotlight' in the list on the left. Insure that 'Show spotlight search' is enabled. Then press Command + Spacebar. If it's not set to Command + Spacebar, double click it and set it to Command + Spacebar by entering those keys together.
nekato2 wrote:
hi
i have found may topics how to restore indexing etc with not working spotlight, but my issue is different - I cannot run it at all, neither by clicking loop on the bar or using cmd+space as usual,
can anyone advise how to fix it ?
From the Terminal.app you can copy and paste:
sudo mdutil -i on /
your psswd will not echo on screen type it in anyway, use the enter\return key to proceed.
you should get confirmation— Indexing enabled.
Quit Terminal.
The best method for initiating a re-indexing of spotlight is the HD method
Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
On the Settings > Siri & Spotlight panel, click on the Spotlight Privacy… (Priwatność Privacy…) button. Drag and drop your Macintosh HD folder icon on to that Privacy panel, wait 10 seconds, and then click the [-] button to remove it from that panel. Click Done. Spotlight will begin to index your startup drive, your Mac may begin to slow down, and this indexing process may take a few minutes.
You can click the Spotlight 🔍 menu extras button and can observe indexing in progress.
Once your drive is indexed, you should be able to perform Spotlight syntax requests from that menu extras button, or from a Finder Window search field. You can narrow your search results by proper use of Spotlight keywords.
hmm, my settings looks different, all what I was able to find with spotlight was found and mark as ON, no change, there is no response, spotlight app not appear despite trying.. how to survive without :(
Hey Nekato2!
It may help with a bit more info if possible.
Can you say the results of clicking the Spotlight search icon? As well as the results of pressing Command and the Space Bar?
Can you say what model of Mac you have as well? If you are using an external keyboard? And likewise, if this started happening after any changes?
Thanks.
for me finally start working again, what I did is to make a reset with safe mode (Shift key when running), then few "normal" restarts just in case.
lucky for me, I can't work productively without it :) good luck
Do you have any displays connected to your Mac? Perhaps it’s showing up on one it’s not supposed to. If so you could try disconnecting them and test.
I did, all settings are as yours , not working :(
I'm having the same issue. For me, it seems to be a problem with the keyboard shortcut trigger. I can trigger spotlight manually via the icon, but the keyboard shortcut no longer works:
You should re-read my response. You are not in the correct location. You should start in System Settings, Keyboard.....etc.
The OP is running macOS Ventura as their profile shows, and they are in the proper (redesigned) Settings panel location for Spotlight in Ventura.
Good morning,
the point is not with indexing, but with app itself - neither by keyboard shortcut nor by clicking spotlight icon the spotlight don’t show up.
Why not experiment a little and change the keyboard shortcut to something new and try that? Just remember what the default setting is.
Not sure what you're suggesting to do here, but no matter what I change the spotlight shortcut to, it still doesn't run. All other shortcuts–including the "Show Finder search window" still work.
I cannot run spotlight
