Search on iMac not working properly

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Search on iMac not working properly

Running on macOS Monterey.

When I'm searching in folders, frequently my search terms aren't bringing up any results even though I know there are both folders and files labelled with my search terms within the folder.

My coworker is having the same problem on her iMac, and we're having trouble searching on server connected computers as well. This is something we've been doing without much issue for years, but now it's a frequent problem. Is this something I can fix or is it something I just have to wait on and hope Apple fixes it?

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Posted on Mar 7, 2023 9:13 AM

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BDAqua

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Mar 7, 2023 10:13 AM in response to ajustine

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

Open Terminal and run each of these one at a time

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -seed -lint -r -f -v -dump -domain local -domain system -domain user -domain network

killall Dock

sudo mdutil -E /

sudo mdutil -i on /

Rebuilding a drive index can take a long time, so be prepared to wait whether you do it through the System Preference panel or the command line.

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