The Deleted App Result Comes Up On Spotlight Search
I uninstalled an app. Bartender 5.
Then installed Bartender 6.
But I can still see Bartender 5 on Spotlight search.
How can I remove It there?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.0
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Email the guys at https://www.macbartender.com/Bartender6/support/. They probably have a answer to your problem.
If they do have a solution could you share here once you get the problem fixed.
This is about the only way I know of doing it at present.
On a Mac:
- Empty the Trash Folder: Make sure the app has been fully deleted from your Trash folder by right-clicking and selecting "Empty Trash" to permanently remove it from the system, according to this Apple Support Community thread.
- Reset the Spotlight index:Open System Settings > Siri & Spotlight.
- Scroll to the bottom and click the Search Privacy... button.
- Drag and drop an entire drive (like your Startup Disk) into the sheet to add it to the privacy exclusion list.
- Wait a few minutes, then remove that drive from the list. This action will force Spotlight to re-index your Mac, which should remove outdated search results.
- Restart your Mac: After resetting the index, restarting your Mac can help ensure the new index is fully functional.