cesare65
Level 1
(1 points)
Q: Spotlight server is disabled on OS X 10.10
My Spotlight Server seems to be disabled. Trying any mdutil commands result in:
sudo mdutil -a -i off 2015-01-23 21:36:57.318 mdutil[65971:6745925] Metadata.framework [Error]: mdsCopyStorePaths failed: (268435459) (ipc/send) invalid destination port Spotlight server is disabled. If I type:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist: Operation already in progress If I type:
ls -l /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata* -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1619 23 Ott 08:07 /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.index.plist -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1675 23 Ott 08:07 /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 922 23 Ott 08:07 /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.scan.plist -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 856 23 Ott 08:07 /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.spindump.plist If I type:
host:~ administrator$ sudo mdutil -i off / Password: 2015-01-23 21:14:58.916 mdutil[65243:6740017] Metadata.framework [Error]: mdsCopyStorePaths failed: (268435459) (ipc/send) invalid destination port Spotlight server is disabled. host:~ administrator$ sudo rm -rf /.Spotlight* Password: host:~ administrator$ sudo mdutil -i on / 2015-01-23 21:23:22.490 mdutil[65543:6742706] Metadata.framework [Error]: mdsCopyStorePaths failed: (268435459) (ipc/send) invalid destination port Spotlight server is disabled. What can I do?
Mac mini, OS X Server
Linc Davis
Level 10
(207,925 points)
Back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/.Spotlight-V100
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Open
from the contextual menu. A folder should open with a subfolder named ".Spotlight-V100" selected. Move the subfolder to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password. Restart the computer. If you try to search now from the magnifying-glass icon in the top right corner of the display, there should be an indication that indexing is in progress.
You can't see the folder in the Trash because it's invisible. The next time you empty the Trash, it should be deleted.
