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Spotlight doesn't work

Hello everyone,


If this question was already answered please direct me to the solution.


At some point Spotlight stoped responding, the icon is in the menu but is not responding when pressed, Command + Space is not working. However Spotlight in Finder and Launchpad is fine. Also if loged in as a Guest user everything works. Please help find a solution.


current MacOS: 13.5.2 (22G91)

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 8:48 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2023 9:03 AM

nadezda240 wrote:

Hello everyone,

If this question was already answered please direct me to the solution.

At some point Spotlight stoped responding, the icon is in the menu but is not responding when pressed, Command + Space is not working. However Spotlight in Finder and Launchpad is fine. Also if loged in as a Guest user everything works. Please help find a solution.

current MacOS: 13.5.2 (22G91)


the principles are the same as here—

Mail and Messages do not search since upg… - Apple Community




Beyond the Safeboot recommended above to trouble shoot further you can:



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 




unplug all third party peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS




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Sep 20, 2023 9:03 AM in response to nadezda240

nadezda240 wrote:

Hello everyone,

If this question was already answered please direct me to the solution.

At some point Spotlight stoped responding, the icon is in the menu but is not responding when pressed, Command + Space is not working. However Spotlight in Finder and Launchpad is fine. Also if loged in as a Guest user everything works. Please help find a solution.

current MacOS: 13.5.2 (22G91)


the principles are the same as here—

Mail and Messages do not search since upg… - Apple Community




Beyond the Safeboot recommended above to trouble shoot further you can:



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 




unplug all third party peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS




Spotlight doesn't work

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