Spotlight not showing files after macOS Tahoe update

Since update to Tahoe my Mac does not show any files in spotlight. Applications do show. I have made it reindex, but no success.



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Original Title: Spotlight not showing files

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 10, 2025 3:52 AM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2025 5:29 AM

Courtesy of Barney-15E:


Copy/Paste this into Terminal. sudo will ask for your password. Just type the password and hit return. It won't show anything on screen.


sudo mdutil -X /; sudo mdutil -i on /; sudo mdutil -E /


Then, restart or log out and log back into your account.

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Spotlight not showing files after macOS Tahoe update

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