Spotlight stops working

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Spotlight stops working

I have noticed a few times spotlight suddenly stopping to work. Usually a restart of the iPad fixes the problem. Anybody else noticing this issue ?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Apr 29, 2012 11:37 AM

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alanfromnewtownards

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Apr 29, 2012 11:47 AM in response to tago

A Reset has fixed it in the past [Hold the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons down together for 10 seconds or so (until the Apple logo appears) and then release. When the screen goes blank then power ON again in the normal way.] It is 'appsolutely' safe!

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tago Author

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Apr 29, 2012 2:48 PM in response to alanfromnewtownards

I discovered that the problem lies in the mail app. For some reason it was stuck. Killing the mail app and starting it again brought spotlight back.

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fish1947

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May 25, 2012 10:29 PM in response to tago

I found that somehow my Spotlight Prefs (Privacy) had been changed so that Spotlight would NOT search my hard drive. Now all is OK. I never changed anything, only thing I can think of is Software Update did it.

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