Spotlight and time machine not working with 10.7.5 software update?

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Spotlight and time machine not working with 10.7.5 software update?

So, since updating Lion software to 10.7.5 spotlight and (because of this) time machine not working, displaying remaining time to complete task in weeks and months. Does anybody know if this is an issiue with Mountain Lion? Having been holding off upgrading due to incompatabilty with music software such as BFD, but if it sorts these problems out I guess I will do it. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 11:20 AM

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Oct 3, 2012 3:10 PM in response to primary100

You should have done a search first before posting a new thread. Here are two of the many threads this problem has already started:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4322106

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4271843

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Oct 4, 2012 9:21 AM in response to Christopher Murphy

Thank you. I'm sure you are right, but I just wanted a simple answer to my question - does anybody know if this problem afflicts Mountain lion? If not I will do an upgrade.

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Oct 4, 2012 11:56 AM in response to primary100

People are reporting the problem started with 10.7.5 and 10.8.2. A handful upgrading to 10.8.2 report the problem fixed while others report no change.

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Oct 4, 2012 12:14 PM in response to primary100

I restored 10.7.4 from time machine and now I am waiting for 10.8.3 - third time lucky?

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Oct 4, 2012 1:35 PM in response to Christopher Murphy

Thanks Chris

I'll hold fire in the hope that Apple do something about this.

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Oct 4, 2012 2:14 PM in response to primary100

Just got the official update/fix for 10.7.5 - spotlight turned back on and indexing as we speak. Will try back up later; so far so good. Will report in due course...

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