This might fix the Spotlight search if the usual rebuild doesn't work. This is often shown when search works in some accounts, but not others, on the same machine
Remove these files and folders from the local library... Preferences > com.apple.spotlight.mdwrite.plist Preferences > com.apple.spotlight.plist Preferences > com.apple.spotlightknowledge.plist. Caches > com.apple.spotlight Application Support > com.apple.spotlight
Then rebuild the index with: sudo mdutil -E /
My latest blog post: A Different View: People whose ideas differ aren't bad, they just have a different view. (posted 2025-07-22). Warning: mysqli_connect(): (HY000/1040): Too many connections in /Library/WebServer/Documents/Owen2/Inc/Footer.m.inc.php on line 51
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