Level 1

44 points

Finder search results are broken aliases

When I use finder search in High Sierra to search files on remote volumes ( I have tried AFP, SMB and NFS), the search results seem to be broken aliases.

When I double click on one of the results I get a popup with the error "The alias “Filename.txt” can’t be opened because the original item can’t be found.".

When I select "Fix Alias" button and select the original file I get an error popup :The operation can’t be completed.

An unexpected error occurred (error code -8060).

This used to work fine on Sierra.

Paul

iMac, iOS 11

Posted on Oct 6, 2017 5:41 AM

Top-ranking reply

felpzrj

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Jan 23, 2018 3:00 PM

I had the exact same problem and I could fix it by erasing and rebuilding the spotlight index for all network shares affected.

What I did was:

1 - Rebooted my mac.

2 - After a clean boot, I connected to one of my network shares.

3 - Launched Terminal and checked the spotlight indexing status for the share using "mdutil -s /Volumes/networksharename".

If it's on, proceed to step 4.

If it's off, you have to enable it using "mdutil -i on /Volumes/networksharename". Once you do so, it'll start indexing, but I recommend performing the next step anyway.

4 - Still in Terminal, executed "mdutil -E /Volumes/networksharename" to erase and rebuild the spotlight index for that share.

5 - Launched Activity Monitor to check the indexing processes (mds, mdworker, etc). Once they were done, the problem was solved.

Hope it helps 😉

View in context

75 replies

Jan 23, 2018 11:38 AM in response to paulz42

I have the same issue.

Jan 24, 2018 3:03 AM in response to Scott Seifert

This update hasn't fixed the broken search results alias issue.

Jan 24, 2018 10:52 AM in response to JakemeisterGeneral

Did not fix for me, either.

nemodlp

Level 1

4 points

Feb 5, 2018 1:52 AM in response to paulz42

Any news on this issue? Same for me on SMB share with 10.13.3

Feb 9, 2018 3:40 AM in response to EWINGWORKS

Hi EWINGWORKS,

Yes, just replace "sharedvolumename" with the name of your shared drive. This might be "Design", "Work", etc.

Cheers

Feb 9, 2018 4:03 AM in response to JakemeisterGeneral

Thank you - I am a dummy on this stuff until I ahev done it. You rock

Feb 9, 2018 4:46 AM in response to JakemeisterGeneral

THANKS!

Feb 9, 2018 7:01 AM in response to ClicoMan

Got it I was looking at yours and not the entire thing, Thanks got it i think.

Michael Ewing Owner/Marketing Guy Brand Strategy & Creative EwingWorks Marketing & Promotions m: 404-307-1981 Atlanta, GA 30318 w: www.ewingworks.com e: michael@ewingworks.com

Mar 20, 2018 11:01 AM in response to garz75

Any update on this?

Mar 23, 2018 9:55 AM in response to paulz42

Hey, i have the same problem. How do you solve this issue?

Dec 19, 2017 5:29 AM in response to paulz42

Added this issue to the comments section on MacRumors about the 10.13.3 update to ask if anyone trying it saw the issue gets fixed. Seem to not be fixed in the 10.13.3 beta.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-seeds-second-beta-of-macos-high-sierr a-10-13-3-to-developers.2095775/

Feb 11, 2018 9:20 PM in response to JakemeisterGeneral

I can't seem to turn on indexing so get stuck with it displaying as disabled.

Am i missing something?

my-laptop:~ Homer$ mdutil -s /Volumes/companydata2

/Volumes/companydata2:

Indexing disabled.

my-laptop:~ Homer$ mdutil -i on /Volumes/companydata2

/Volumes/companydata2:

Indexing disabled.

Mar 21, 2018 10:22 AM in response to ClicoMan

the only plausible reason I can think of is that spotlight uses that folder to insert indexes.
If I do not create that folder, I can not enable indexing on network locations. Creating that folder I can enable it !!

dominic23

Level 10

84,018 points

Oct 6, 2017 6:03 AM in response to paulz42

Backup your Mac.

App Store > Updates

Download and install the latest macOS High Sierra supplemental update when it shows up.

vic7fm

Level 1

4 points

Oct 31, 2017 2:27 PM in response to paulz42

Same issues here. Looks like 10.13.1 doesn't fix the problem either.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Finder search results are broken aliases