Spotlight search keeps reindexing and not working

are you sure is it Mail?

I have verry simmilar simptoms, except different memory address

I'm running 10.9.1 and it happened after this update. Before was ok.

It was happened first time 17.12.13 (first mds_store_xxx_crash report), and if I remember afer actualisation.

I have some suspicious that could be SIMBL extension but it is only something else.

Maybe we can share our systemlogs. Unfortunately I'm not a geek in this mater.

regards

Lukasz

SIMBL has caused a lot of problems for people.

SIMBL Uninstall

SIMBL Uninstall (2) See solution posted by Linc Davis .

Trying running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.

Etrecheck – System Information

here you are.

Hardware Information:

MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)

MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir4,2

1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

Startup Items:

PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

WkSvMacX: Path: /Library/StartupItems/WkSvMacX

System Software:

OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 13:30:23

Disk Information:

APPLE SSD SM256C disk0 : (251 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

MacAir SSD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (11.02 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

USB Information:

Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Sunplus Innovation Technology. USB to Serial-ATA bridge 1 TB

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

FatBoySlim (disk1s2) /Volumes/FatBoySlim: 999.86 GB (10.36 GB free)

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Kernel Extensions:

at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4052 - SDK 10.8)

com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (4.1.2 - SDK 10.7)

com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.5)

com.protech.NoSleep (1.3.3 - SDK 10.8)

com.Ondesoft.driver.OndeAudioRecorderDevice (1.0.0 - OS X 10.7)

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1)

com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.8 - SDK 10.6)

org.pqrs.driver.KeyRemap4MacBook (9.2.0)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[loaded] com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon.plist

[not loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist

[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

[loaded] com.bresink.system.securityagent.plist

[loaded] com.dervishsoftware.MailHubInstallerHelper.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.accessd.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.attachmentd.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.backupd.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.cardcald.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.dlbackup.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.dlconfigd.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.dlserver.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.portsd.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.staged.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.touchd.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

[loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist

[loaded] org.pqrs.KeyRemap4MacBook.load.plist

[loaded] PACESupport.plist

[loaded] PPPMonitord.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist

[loaded] com.ecamm.iglasses3agent.plist

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

[loaded] com.protech.NoSleep.plist

[loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist

[loaded] edu.vanderbilt.vuwer.plist

[loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist

[loaded] org.pqrs.KeyRemap4MacBook.server.plist

[loaded] SwapperUFi.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

[loaded] com.dervishsoftware.MailHubUpdater.plist

[loaded] com.ecamm.printopia.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist

[not loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.dlbackuppersonal.plist

[loaded] com.marketcircle.daylite.pidclear.plist

[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist

[loaded] com.vladalexa.MagicPrefs.plist

[loaded] net.infinite-labs.SIMBLEnablerForSandboxedApps.plist

[not loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

CuteClips3

Calq

Cinch

Skype_2

PopChar

Typinator

DragonDrop

PastebotSync

Overflow

Dropbox

MagicMenu

Phone Amego

LazyMouseBG

Default Folder X Helper

Bartender

BambooCore

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Default Folder X

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Launchpad-Control

LazyMouse

MacFUSE

MagicPrefs

NoSleep

NTFS-3G

Pastebot Sync

Perian

Printopia

Spelling

SteerMouse

SwitchResX

PenTablet

Internet Plug-ins::

WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4

WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2

AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6

Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6

GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update

User Internet Plug-ins::

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1

Bad Fonts:

None

Old applications:

None

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: ON

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

MacAir SSD: Disk size: 232.96 GB Disk used: 222.70 GB

Destinations:

Air'owy czaso-cofacz [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 297.77 GB

Total number of backups: 28

Oldest backup: 2013-10-21 10:55:03 +0000

Last backup: 2013-12-20 14:39:20 +0000

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 297.77 GB < (Disk used 222.70 GB X 3)

Time Machine details may not be accurate.

All volumes being backed up may not be listed.

Top Processes by CPU:

89% Mail

30% SecurityAgent

14% Finder

13% WindowServer

12% DFFinderWindowServer

Top Processes by Memory:

95 MB Finder

79 MB Mail

75 MB mds_stores

46 MB mdworker

37 MB WindowServer

Virtual Memory Statistics:

59 MB Free RAM

551 MB Active RAM

504 MB Inactive RAM

1.45 GB Wired RAM

18.87 GB Page-ins

728 MB Page-outs

I removed SIMBL, and after reboot reindexing unfortunately starts again.

Try un-installing CleanMyMac 2. By Thomas Reed, a frequent poster who specializes in malware.

Myth of the Dirty Mac

CleanMyMac2 Un-install

npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5

I would also go to the hard drive level Library/Internet Plugins and delete the above or update it. It isn't loading properly.

Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4

Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Then go to Internet Plugins there and delete the above.

Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

[failed] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist

[invalid] org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist

[invalid] org.macports.memcached.plist

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist

[not loaded] com.derman.syncem.userlauncher.plist

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist

The programs associated with these need to be removed/updated.

I'm back on 10.9. Not clean install. I made main disk mirror, install OsX again and restore accounts and other stuff from mirror.

So far so good. Reindexation stops.

Yes, configuration is this same as before update, even more, some of the apps was updated, so my conclusion is that only Apple system update cause this mess.

I have still my reports from console but as I said, I'm not a specialist in UNIX and I don't know how to read it preciesely and combine some entries with crashes.

I thing that it cause be gmail account because after update I get a lot off errors in log corresponding to the gmail, but it is only suspicious.

Similar problem here. 14 hours of spotlight indexing remaining. Could I have an unindexable file somewhere?

Process: mds_stores [10762]

Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadat a.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds_stores

Identifier: mds_stores

Responsible: mds_stores [10762]

5 mds_stores 0x000000010531f47a 0x10531b000 + 17530

0x10531b000 - 0x105358fff mds_stores (800.19) <B1B7E731-D8C5-3FEF-AE75-C8E3E6A7F351> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mds_stores

Have you searched the Console for mdworker.

Error files are listed if you expand the line with the disclosure triangle and it will give a command to find the file:

sudo mdutil -t<digits>