Finder works for "This Mac" but not for folders

I'm running macOS Ventura 13.5 on an M1 MacBook Pro. I have reindexed Spotlight using the Terminal and via System Settings (adding and removing my user folder). In Finder, when I am in the Desktop folder, if I search for something with "This Mac" selected, it finds all matches, INCLUDING the one in the Desktop folder. However, if I select "Desktop" for the search, no results are displayed. This happens for the many folders I have tried.

Any ideas of what is causing this and/or how to fix it?

Thanks!

Mike

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Aug 11, 2023 1:37 PM

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Ironmanmikey Author

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Aug 15, 2023 6:31 PM in response to Ironmanmikey

For those that come upon this question, the answer by Barney-15E to https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254848225?login=true&page=1 worked for me.

Mike

Ironmanmikey Author

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Aug 11, 2023 3:22 PM in response to Ironmanmikey

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I booted into Safe Mode. Search didn't work within Finder for either "This Mac" or the current folder.

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