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Unable to search external SSD when connected to my MacBook Pro on macOS Monterey

I have an external ssd (samsung t7 shield). In ssd i have more folders with music. If i search in search bar, the Mac doesn't find any files/song with this name, but if I know in wich folder is the respective song, the song is there. What I can do to fix this?

One month ago I have the same problem, but I don't know how it fixed.. I remember , appeared to me an error, I don't remember the error name, I click yes :)) and then the ssd it works normally

I wanna specific: my MacBook is updated, and if u put the ssd in windows computer it works normally.


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MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Mar 17, 2024 8:18 AM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2024 11:00 AM

HYello,


How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac

If searching your Mac doesn’t return expected results, rebuilding the Spotlight index might help.


  1. Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Spotlight.
  2. Click the Privacy tab.
  3. Drag the folder or disk that you want to index again to the list of locations that Spotlight is prevented from searching. Or click the Add (+) button and select the folder or disk to add.
  4. To add an item to the Privacy tab, you must have ownership permissions for that item. To learn about permissions, choose Help from the Finder menu bar, then search for “permissions.”
  5. From the same list of locations, select the folder or disk that you just added. Then click the Remove (–) button to remove it from the list.
  6. Quit System Preferences. Spotlight will reindex the contents of the folder or disk.


And.or, get Find Any File...


http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.php


Hold Option or alt key when selecting Find to Find All.

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Mar 17, 2024 11:00 AM in response to fodor11

HYello,


How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac

If searching your Mac doesn’t return expected results, rebuilding the Spotlight index might help.


  1. Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Spotlight.
  2. Click the Privacy tab.
  3. Drag the folder or disk that you want to index again to the list of locations that Spotlight is prevented from searching. Or click the Add (+) button and select the folder or disk to add.
  4. To add an item to the Privacy tab, you must have ownership permissions for that item. To learn about permissions, choose Help from the Finder menu bar, then search for “permissions.”
  5. From the same list of locations, select the folder or disk that you just added. Then click the Remove (–) button to remove it from the list.
  6. Quit System Preferences. Spotlight will reindex the contents of the folder or disk.


And.or, get Find Any File...


http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.php


Hold Option or alt key when selecting Find to Find All.

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