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How force quit Spotlight?
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kevs
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Dec 1, 2005, 08:45 PM
 
I ran spotlight and then double clicked result, but beachball. Had to shut down computer.
     
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Dec 1, 2005, 09:45 PM
 
Originally Posted by kevs
I ran spotlight and then double clicked result, but beachball. Had to shut down computer.
I find relaunching the Finder fixes this. Try that next time via the Force Quit dialog.
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Dec 1, 2005, 09:46 PM
 
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( Last edited by dru; Dec 1, 2005 at 09:48 PM. Reason: double post)
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