Q: Spotify doesn't show up in Spotlight
I am running Mac os x 10.11.1
The bug was there already at Mac os x Yosemite
I have Spotify installed on my mac. But when I search for 'Spotify' in Spotlight, only system files will show up, not the Spotify application. So I have to manually start Spotify from the Dock (or from Launchpad). Is this a known bug?
I have now idea of what the problem is. Does someone have the same problem, or is it something wrong with my computer? Does someone have a fix that I can try? All other applications can be launched from Spotlight.
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
Posted on Nov 28, 2015 11:39 AM
I was having the same problem for a while now, but I was too lazy to reset my Spotlight Index. You need to reset your Spotlight Index. Takes one minute total. Then 5 minutes to spotlight to reindex your file structures. Do it brah.
To reset your Mac’s Spotlight index, you can use Terminal-based approaches, but this adds complexity to a relatively easy way to rebuild your Spotlight index, which is to add your entire hard drive to Spotlight’s Privacy list, and then remove it:
- Go to System Preferences, Select Spotlight
- Go to the Privacy tab in the Spotlight system preferences
- Click the Plus button
- Press Shift-Command-C to reveal your hard drives (if they are not available otherwise), or simply navigate to your hard drive (most likely MacintoshHD)
- If you have more than one hard drive, hold the Command key and click your various drives to add them to your selection
- Click the “Choose” button to add them to the Privacy list
- Ignore the warning.
- Remove the hard drive by clicking the minus sign.
- Boom, no more sad days.
Props to http://www.macissues.com/2014/12/12/how-to-determine-when-your-spotlight-index-n eeds-to-be-rebuilt/ for the orginal solution.
Posted on Dec 6, 2015 11:42 PM

