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exclude app store from spotlight

Now every time I search for an Application in spotlight I have to choose between the actual app and the app store, this is frustrating. How can I exclude app store from spotlight?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Oct 14, 2021 2:12 PM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2021 9:43 AM

ismaelfromCDMX wrote:

Now every time I search for an Application in spotlight I have to choose between the actual app and the app store, this is frustrating. How can I exclude app store from spotlight?



make some change

>System Preferences>Spotlight> Preferences





Change Spotlight preferences on Mac - Apple Support


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Oct 16, 2021 9:43 AM in response to ismaelfromCDMX

ismaelfromCDMX wrote:

Now every time I search for an Application in spotlight I have to choose between the actual app and the app store, this is frustrating. How can I exclude app store from spotlight?



make some change

>System Preferences>Spotlight> Preferences





Change Spotlight preferences on Mac - Apple Support


exclude app store from spotlight

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