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
I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: What Is Anything?: Use language in an honest way to communicate instead of obfuscating. (posted 2025-08-07 at 20:27:52). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2025-07-18 Too Many Road Cones: I think it is clear, there are too many road cones!.
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