Spotlight missing after macOS Sequoia 15.6 update

Spotlight is a service I use regularly; yesterday my MacBook received the latest update to Sequoia 15.6, and the first thing I noticed was that pressing COMMAND+SPACE no longer displayed Spotlight. Are there other users having the same problem? Is there a way to fix it?



[Re-Titled by Moderator]

Original Title: Spotlight disappeared after update

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Aug 7, 2025 6:38 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Aug 10, 2025 4:24 PM

I had the same problem after OS upgrade. But I finally found out that the missing Spotlight search popup windown is actually hidden out of the display, leaving a very thin line on the edge.


So you don't have to rebuild index. All I did is to press cmd+space, find the thin line on the right edge of screen, drag it back to the center of screen. Spotlight search popup will be back ! :-)

21 replies

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Spotlight missing after macOS Sequoia 15.6 update

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.