Can't add private folders in Spotlight

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Oisín Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline	May 25, 2005, 02:46 PM
	(Spotlight topics go in the OS X forum, right?) I'm having some trouble adding private folders in Spotlight. The folders I wanted to add are on an external HD. When I drag the folders on to the area, nothing happens. It works fine with folders on my internal HD. I did some googling and found that it might have something to do with the fact that the external HD is FAT32-formatted. Is this true? And, if so, is there some way to get some of the folders on the drive into the 'private section' without reformatting the entire drive?