tags spotlight search and intelligent folders

How do I create an intelligent folder in Finder with german language setting (macOS 10.12.6) that matches a set of tags?

As explained elsewhere in the "looking glass" search clause tag:<tagname> does not work, we have to use kMDItemUserTags:<tagname> .

Leap.app works fine by the way.


I consider creating intelligent folders matching several tags crucial for a tags based workflow.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

Posted on Aug 28, 2017 3:28 AM

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Aug 28, 2017 12:35 PM in response to VikingOSX

In the Spotlight "looking glass" input I have to use kMDItemUserTags:<tagname>.

And generating manually a search

kMDItemUserTags<item1> AND kMDItemUserTags<item2>

gives the expected result. This may be saved using the Save button.

Clicking this saved search in the favourites also gives the desired result.

So this produces a workaround.

But why do have the Germans have to do without the comfortable interactive query generation?


This doesn't work:

User uploaded file


That is what the saved search looks like in the editor:


User uploaded file

This needs a fix.

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