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macitech · Apr 17, 2006, 11:40 PM

wanted to install windows xp with sp2.

i had to update my firmware. now my searchlight no longer works. i hate shoddy updates.

any help u can offer ?

wataru · Apr 18, 2006, 12:35 AM

A firmware update killed your Spotlight? Sounds like BS to me.

SLam · Apr 18, 2006, 01:44 AM

you can rebuild your spotlight. open System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy. drag your hard drive into the list and then drag it out.

RevEvs · Apr 18, 2006, 03:13 AM

Yeah it wont have been the firmware update - as that really isnt related to spotlight.

Spotlight keeps it's indexes in an invisible folder called .Spotlight-V100

You can remove these by going to the root folder of each of your drives with the rerminal and deleteing the folder, restart and then spotlight will re-index everything. that might work. Theres probably apps on macupdate to let you delete the spotlight folders if you are uncomftable with the terminal.

voicebox · Apr 18, 2006, 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by RevEvs

Yeah it wont have been the firmware update - as that really isnt related to spotlight.

Spotlight keeps it's indexes in an invisible folder called .Spotlight-V100

You can remove these by going to the root folder of each of your drives with the rerminal and deleteing the folder, restart and then spotlight will re-index everything. that might work. Theres probably apps on macupdate to let you delete the spotlight folders if you are uncomftable with the terminal.

..... rerminal.... mmmnnn ..!!

CharlesS · Apr 18, 2006, 04:52 AM

I think that what SLam suggested, adding the hard disk to the Privacy pane and removing it, should cause the database to get rebuilt without needing to use the Terminal (or rerminal, or any other type of erminal).

OreoCookie · Apr 18, 2006, 05:18 AM

What computer do you have?

macitech · Apr 18, 2006, 07:26 AM

Macbook pro.. after updating my firmware. spotlight just doesnt work when launched from the desktop, when accessed from a folder, it finds the files.

analogika · Apr 18, 2006, 08:19 AM

what does "when launched from the desktop" mean?

from the menu bar at the top right corner of the screen?

macitech · Apr 18, 2006, 08:55 AM

yeah menu bar top right. doesnt work

in a folder top right, works to find files in other locations on the mac

eevyl · Apr 18, 2006, 10:58 AM

Define "doesn't work"

Is it that the blue icon is not there? Is it that it does not find anything? Is it that when pushed a error is thrown at you? Is it ... etc.

We need more info about this, because for sure has nothing to do with the firmware update.

SMacTech · Apr 18, 2006, 02:19 PM

His drive probably became corrupted since his last reboot, and something was running from a cached copy and when he rebooted it no longer worked.

I agree it would have nothing to do with the firmware update.

macitech · Apr 19, 2006, 05:00 PM

it doesnt find anything when i search.

goMac · Apr 19, 2006, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Q80

it doesnt find anything when i search.

Did you try the suggestions given above?

Ganesha · Apr 19, 2006, 09:23 PM

have you tried rebooting... I've had the spotlight meunlet stop working, even after a forced index rebuild, only to have the thing work again when I rebooted.