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Q: All My Files are missing in Finder

It seems that I've made something and now I can't see my files in the All My Files Finder ...

Is it possible to restore the Finder Preferences to Default ?

 

Or , How can I see all files again ?

 

See Pic...

 

Thanks

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 25, 2012 3:57 AM

by rony-z,Solvedanswer
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Thank you !

Posted on Mar 25, 2012 7:15 AM

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  • by jlneece1,

    jlneece1 jlneece1 Sep 28, 2014 11:55 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Sep 28, 2014 11:55 AM in response to Barney-15E

    I added my drive and waited a minute as you suggested.  I went back in to remove it and it won't let me remove it.  It give me Privacy List Error. The item couldn't be added or removed because of an unknown error.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Sep 28, 2014 12:00 PM in response to jlneece1
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    Sep 28, 2014 12:00 PM in response to jlneece1

    jlneece1 wrote:

     

    I added my drive and waited a minute as you suggested.  I went back in to remove it and it won't let me remove it.  It give me Privacy List Error. The item couldn't be added or removed because of an unknown error.

    Try this command in Terminal. Copy and paste it into your Terminal window.

    sudo mdutil -i on /

    It will ask for your password. Type the password and hit return. You won't see anything on the screen when you type it.

    It should respond with "Indexing enabled."

  • by jlneece1,

    jlneece1 jlneece1 Sep 28, 2014 12:12 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Sep 28, 2014 12:12 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Geez why does my Mac have to be the exception to everything?  I got this response after entering password:Error: Index is already changing state.  Please try again in a moment.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Sep 28, 2014 12:20 PM in response to jlneece1
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    Sep 28, 2014 12:20 PM in response to jlneece1

    jlneece1 wrote:

     

    Geez why does my Mac have to be the exception to everything?  I got this response after entering password:Error: Index is already changing state.  Please try again in a moment.

    Restart

  • by jlneece1,

    jlneece1 jlneece1 Sep 28, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Sep 28, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Barney-15E

    This seemed to solve the problem.  All my files appear to show up in both places now. Spotlight allowed me to remove the drive from the privacy setting.  I appreciate all your help.

  • by kimkat_,

    kimkat_ kimkat_ Nov 6, 2015 6:20 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Nov 6, 2015 6:20 AM in response to Barney-15E

    Thankyou!

     

    This also helped me! my whole finder contents disappeared and all i could see were empty tags! Followed your instructions, added all my files to spotlight, and wa la! all there! THANK YOU!

     

    Does anyone know why this happens in the first place?

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