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my spotlight tool bar disappears after I type in 3 letters

my spotlight tool bar disappears after I type in 3 letters..what is up?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 10.2

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 11:53 AM

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Sep 22, 2018 5:00 PM in response to sparky67

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This solves the problem.

Your take is also confirmed by Apple to be a conflict between Safari 12 and macOS Sierra.

I had conversations today with two Apple chatbots (Colleen and Maria). Chatbots are generally a waste of time (spending the first 10 minutes retyping your complaint and explaining how they empathize with you). But "Colleen" said once you upgrade to Safari 12, there is no going back; the only solution is to upgrade the OS.

However, you turned out to be smarter than the chatbot.

my spotlight tool bar disappears after I type in 3 letters

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