how to resolve application not showing in the chart of the storage in system settings: this screen where none of the applications are being shown
this is caused by the Apple Spotlight privacy menu
this causes the spotlight to not go through your files and application, causing that issue
now everything is will come back to normal
Mac mini, macOS 26.5
When Macintosh HD is added to the Spotlight Privacy list, macOS cannot index the drive. This breaks the storage menu, leaving the application list empty or showing incorrect data (like Safari at "Zero KB").
Once removed, macOS re-indexes the drive in the background. After a short time, your applications (like DaVinci Resolve, Affinity, etc.) and their correct file sizes will reappear perfectly.
When Macintosh HD is added to the Spotlight Privacy list, macOS cannot index the drive. This breaks the storage menu, leaving the application list empty or showing incorrect data (like Safari at "Zero KB").
Once removed, macOS re-indexes the drive in the background. After a short time, your applications (like DaVinci Resolve, Affinity, etc.) and their correct file sizes will reappear perfectly.
I forgot to add
weeklycod wrote:
how to resolve application not showing in the chart of the storage in system settings:
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/ddc79009-e30c-4fc5-83c0-59de9dfbadb2
this screen where none of the applications are being shown
this is caused by the Apple Spotlight privacy menu
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/4a9dc7bc-af10-4284-9699-8863a577c7ac
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/3bf1dc84-f646-4206-b2c9-1a1ad5baeef3
this causes the spotlight to not go through your files and application, causing that issue
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/345ac2ed-dbc5-4336-90e1-3be19c1c2f1b
now everything is will come back to normal
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/3c560004-a95e-464f-aabb-4ced5a7c7065
that after sometime it says safari is1.39 gb
D.I. Johnson wrote:
It may be helpful to know, for all interested, that the OPs post here is apparently the solution to the problem they originally asked about in this thread: How to fix this bug - Apple Community
thank you; apparently people were telling me to reset the device, not knowing that it is caused by spotlight
Good to know you've got that sorted out.
Thanks for the update, friend. 👍🏽
D.I. Johnson wrote:
Good to know you've got that sorted out.
Thanks for the update, friend. 👍🏽
thanks buddy
It may be helpful to know, for all interested, that the OPs post here is apparently the solution to the problem they originally asked about in this thread: How to fix this bug - Apple Community
You're welcome.
How to resolve an application not showing in the chart of the storage in system settings:
