GlobeTraveler
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: Finder search not giving accurate results in El Capitian 10.11.3
When I perform a simple search in one folder = containing only .docx files, I am not getting accurate results.
Example: I search for a word = I type the word "City" in the search box.
I either get partial results = not all the files that contain that word appear or zero results, when I know for sure there are files that contain the word that don't appear in the search list. As stated they are all .docx files, same format even font etc.
Why is the search not recognizing the word city in certain files?
PS - I've reindexed as suggested in some post on the web as well as in this community. Repaired permissions etc.
Not sure if this is important, but the folders and files in question are in OneDrive folders. But same thing happens elsewhere too.
This has been happening for a few months now, but I haven't had time to really look into it. Not sure if any recent updates affected this. But it worked fine up until then.
OSX 10.11.13
on a MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), iOS 6, null
GlobeTraveler
Level 1
(4 points)
Kappy wrote:
May be you need to reindex the drive: Spotlight- How to re-index folders or volumes - Apple Support.
Guess what. You're right!
I only reindexed my internal drive and not external. Although the files in question are on the internal, for some reason because I ONLY first reindex the internal for some reason it didn't work.
Now, I moved the external AND internal to private section in spotlight, then only removed the internal = left the external in private.
BAM! Worked! Now the search shows ALL files with the phrase.
Weird. Why did having the external drive affect the internal as far a spotlight is concerned? No idea. I only know this process solved my issue.
This is also true for the apps mentioned, which tells me they still need spotlight to work it seems.
