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Spotlight search always quits itself when typing.

So on my 2015 MacBook Pro running Sierra, whenever I try to search something using Spotlight search(by the hot keys that summons up Spotlight anywhere), when I was typing in letters, after 3 or 4 letters it always suddenly quits itself , and the top right magnifying glass also disappears for a very short time(like .3 sec) and shows up again. I can summon up Spotlight again and type in and the same happens.


I tried force quit it via Activity Monitor, reset NVRAM, reset SMC, reindexing Spotlight, none of these worked.

This only happens after I successfully upgrade to Safari 12.

And looks like there are many complaints about couldn't upgrade to Safari 12 due to Spotlight app. I'd suppose there's something to do with the Safari upgrade, too.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 5:58 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2018 6:21 PM

It has everything to do with the Safari 12 update. Turn OFF (uncheck) the "Bookmarks & History" option in Spotlight pane in System Preferences. The problem will stop until Apple fixes Safari.


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Here is the thread I started yesterday: Spotlight crashes after typing a few letters since Safari 12 update

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Spotlight search always quits itself when typing.

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