Hi there - just found that Spotlight isn't working on my Mac. Either the Cmd + Space shortcut, or the magnifying glass in the corner. Tried all the usual fixes from Google
Any other suggestions of why this would have stopped working?
Thanks so much!
Simon
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0
I have the same issue, happens right after I update macOS to 13.1. Spotlight window does not show up no matter what I do.
Kill system UI server and reindex and reboot does not help, guest user can use spotlight normally.
I have the same issue, happens right after I update macOS to 13.1. Spotlight window does not show up no matter what I do.
Kill system UI server and reindex and reboot does not help, guest user can use spotlight normally.
It means something has broken it. I don’t know how or what.
Another troubleshooting step to try is create a new user and see if it works there. If it does, the problem is something in your user account, not system-wide.
Try starting up in Safe Mode. Check there, then restart normally.
How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Does the window not show up or just not finding anything?
The window doesn't even display
Hey there - so I tried this, and Spotlight doesn't work in Safe Mode either. What does that mean?
Aha, good call. I set up a new user account and it works fine there! Can you suggest how to fix it within my user account?
Sorry, I don't have any idea of what would prevent spotlight from working. I don't think I have ever heard of that, before.
Spotlight not working
