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Apple F - Find not working anymore - Rain - 03-19-2009
Tried a fast forum search but no luck in what I am asking.
My FIND feature quit working in OSX 10.4.11.
Have repaired permissions. Restarted a few times.
It just spins when I send it to find a file I see on the desktop.
What am I forgetting to do?
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - space-time - 03-19-2009
you're not allowed to find any new information.
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - Rain - 03-19-2009
yea, seems that way..
my information local highway has been cut off!
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - LyleH - 03-19-2009
Not sure it's related, but is Spotlight currently busy indexing?
LyleH
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - Doc - 03-19-2009
In the Spotlight pref's of your System Pref's there's a Privacy tab.
With the privacy options showing, drag and drop your hard drive icon onto the pref's window.
Make sure the drive name and icon show up in the list of places that Spotlight is not supposed to search.
Close the window and go do something for a few minutes.
Go back into the Spotlight pref's and remove the drive from the list.
Wait awhile for Spotlight to re-index your drive. 'Could take a couple of hours.
Then try searching again.
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - Rain - 03-19-2009
will give it a shot -
Thanks
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - modelamac - 03-19-2009
Try another User. If that works, then it is a preference problem in your Home /Library/Preferences.
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - Rain - 03-20-2009
Spotlight prefs trick didnt work.
Still won't find anything. Just spins.
Will set up a new user and try that.
Thanks
Re: Apple F - Find not working anymore - Rain - 03-20-2009
So how do I repair my preferences?
Started up under a diff. user and it searches the drives just fine.
Rain