Search box disappearing after typing

Search box appears as usual all the time. After two or three characters it disappears. I tried restarting, and check and unchecking "automatically hide and show the menu bar" in general system preferences.

This is intermittent problem so far.

MacBook Pro, iOS 12

Posted on Oct 4, 2018 10:17 AM

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3 replies

rha1234 Author

Level 1

8 points

Oct 4, 2018 12:00 PM in response to Eric Root

Thanks. Removing Bookmarks and history from Spotlight search works.

Eric Root

Level 10

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Oct 4, 2018 10:43 AM in response to rha1234

See if anything here helps.

Spotlight crashes from API misuse

Spotlight search always quits itself when typing.

Eric Root

Level 10

685,317 points

Oct 4, 2018 12:01 PM in response to rha1234

You are welcome.

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