Whenever I try to search for something on my desktop, no files are accessed. First, I tried searching my calendar for an event, results yielded nothing. So, I tried searching using Spotlight, nothing. This may be as a result of the most recent update. My system is running Sonoma 14.1.2. How do I get this feature working again?
iMac, OS X 10.11
First shut down. Then boot up in safe mode.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
After this finishes, you should see in red letters Safe Boot on your screen. Then shut down. Then start normally and enter this command in Terminal:
sudo mdutil -E /
This makes the search index repopulate (index). This can take a while, many minutes, if your drive is large. Open Spotlight and you may see "indexing" indicated. Report back on success or not.
First shut down. Then boot up in safe mode.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
After this finishes, you should see in red letters Safe Boot on your screen. Then shut down. Then start normally and enter this command in Terminal:
sudo mdutil -E /
This makes the search index repopulate (index). This can take a while, many minutes, if your drive is large. Open Spotlight and you may see "indexing" indicated. Report back on success or not.
Hi,
Thank you for your suggestion. I thought of doing an intermediate step before I tried it. I restarted my computer. Alas, problem solved.
Thanks again. I hope it doesn't happen again but if it does, I will have your reply for reference.
Search feature not working on my Mac
