Search doesn't find all instances of name in iCal on OS X 10.7

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Search doesn't find all instances of name in iCal on OS X 10.7

Since moving to 10.7, iCal seems to be having some problems with searching. For example, I have a weekly occurance of a student who's last name is Sanchez. I search Sanchez to see how many times I have seen them in the last 3 months (for billing purposes). iCal finds one instance on the 23rd of June, but fails to find another instance on the 17th of June. Same exact spelling.

Any ideas?

Posted on Aug 15, 2011 9:09 PM

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Ferd II

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Aug 15, 2011 9:24 PM in response to Eric Dannewitz

Eric,

Quit iCal, open System Preferences>Spotlight>Privacy, and add your Macintosh HD to the list. Wait a couple of minutes, and then remove your Macintosh HD from the Privacy list. You should notice (after a short delay) that Spotlight is reindexing your HD. After Spotlight completes the index, open iCal and see if your search works.

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