When my mac is restarted, the message "spotlight quit unexpectedly" keeps coming up, and doesn't allow me to dismiss the popup.
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Go to your recovery partition and use disk utilities to repair permissions and check and repair you startup volume. CommandR at startup. Then reboot and go to system preferences/spotlight and reindex you volume.https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716
I already tried the following, but in vain
1. Restarted the Mac
2. Held Cmd +R
3. Opened disk utility and pushed "Repair Disk Permissions" on the 500GB hard disk the OS resides in
4. Restarted the machine
5. It starts up with the "Spotlight Quit Unexpectedly" error message, which cannot be dismissed
6. I tried the steps mentioned in the link you provided, to re-index the volume.
Did not work! đ
Any other pointers?
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
â Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
â In the Finder, select Go âč Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
â Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Step 1
For this step, the title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES âč All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View âč Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. Enter the name of the crashed application or process. For example, if Safari crashed, you would enter "Safari" (without the quotes.)
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Select the messages from the time of the last crash, if any. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
â The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messagesâpost the text.
â Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
Step 2
In the Console window, select
DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION âč User Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of crash reports. The name of each report starts with the name of the process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report related to the process in question. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contentsâthe text, not a screenshot.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a crash, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the âAnonymous UUID,â a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if itâs present (it may not be.)
Please donât post other kinds of diagnostic reportâthey're very long and rarely helpful.
Firstly, thank you so much for being so prompt. đ
These are the log messages that are being generated every second as you can see below
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3/27/15 7:35:28.103 PM ReportCrash[1320]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/<UserName>/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-19 3505_<MacName>.crash
3/27/15 7:35:29.250 PM ReportCrash[1320]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/<UserName>/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-19 3506_<MacName>.crash
3/27/15 7:35:30.398 PM ReportCrash[1320]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/<UserName>/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-19 3507_<MacName>.crash
3/27/15 7:35:31.549 PM ReportCrash[1320]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/<UserName>/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-19 3508_<MacName>.crash
3/27/15 7:35:32.694 PM ReportCrash[1320]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/<UserName>/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-19 3509_<MacName>.crash
....
This is all I see (6 Lines) in the Diagnostic And Usage Messages -> Latest Crash Report
Process: Spotlight [1537]
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotlight
Identifier: Spotlight
Responsible: Spotlight [1537]
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotlight
That's not a complete crash report. There should be at least one that's much longer.
Will this suffice?
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System Log
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3/27/15 9:18:43.274 PM ReportCrash[1483]: Saved crash report for Spotlight[1530] version ??? to /Users/arvind/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-211843_sana.c rash
3/27/15 9:18:43.275 PM ReportCrash[1483]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/arvind/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-211820 _sana.crash
3/27/15 9:18:44.423 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Spotlight[1531]) Service exited due to signal: Trace/BPT trap: 5
3/27/15 9:18:44.423 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Spotlight) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 1 seconds.
3/27/15 9:18:44.424 PM ReportCrash[1483]: Saved crash report for Spotlight[1531] version ??? to /Users/arvind/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-211844_sana.c rash
3/27/15 9:18:44.425 PM ReportCrash[1483]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/arvind/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-211821 _sana.crash
3/27/15 9:18:45.608 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Spotlight[1532]) Service exited due to signal: Trace/BPT trap: 5
3/27/15 9:18:45.608 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Spotlight) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 1 seconds.
3/27/15 9:18:45.609 PM ReportCrash[1483]: Saved crash report for Spotlight[1532] version ??? to /Users/arvind/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-211845_sana.c rash
3/27/15 9:18:45.611 PM ReportCrash[1483]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/arvind/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-03-27-211822 _sana.crash
3/27/15 9:18:46.767 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Spotlight[1533]) Service exited due to signal: Trace/BPT trap: 5
3/27/15 9:18:46.767 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.Spotlight) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 1 seconds.
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Crash Report
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Process: Spotlight [319]
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotlight
Identifier: Spotlight
Version: ???
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: Spotlight [319]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2015-03-27 21:04:45.557 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: <SOMETHING>
Time Awake Since Boot: 67 seconds
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ParsecUI.framework/Versions/A/ParsecUI
Referenced from: /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotlight
Reason: image not found
Binary Images:
0x7fff6d343000 - 0x7fff6d379837 dyld (353.2.1) <65DCCB06-339C-3E25-9702-600A28291D0E> /usr/lib/dyld
0x7fff856f2000 - 0x7fff8573eff7 com.apple.corelocation (1486.17 - 1615.21.1) <B81BC475-E215-3491-A750-8B23F05ABF5B> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreLocation.framework/Versions/A/CoreLocation
0x7fff8dd06000 - 0x7fff8df47fff com.apple.AddressBook.framework (9.0 - 1563) <63953D92-FB0D-31B1-A449-07BA64D08BA9> /System/Library/Frameworks/AddressBook.framework/Versions/A/AddressBook
0x7fff9427c000 - 0x7fff9427cfff com.apple.Carbon (154 - 157) <0DF27AD6-ED64-34D7-825D-65297D276652> /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Carbon
Model: MacBookPro8,2, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.69f4
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6770M, AMD Radeon HD 6770M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F344758334D314131333333433920
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F344758334D314131333333433920
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.2f6 15235, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Backup+ Desk
USB Device: IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 22.1
Your OS X installation is corrupt.
If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.10 ("Yosemite"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.
Spotlight Quit Unexpectedly
