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adamschoales | December 31, 2008 01:10 AM | in Apple

How can I get Spotlight to rescan folders so the search function will, you know, work?

I have a folder full of fonts on my computer. If I try and search that folder for a font I always get 0 results... even if I search for something I know is in there. How do I go about getting spotlight to re-index that specific folder (and subfolders) so that search will, you know, search.

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gamemaster5000 | December 31, 2008 01:32 AM

Run the following in Terminal:

sudo mdutil -E -i on /

This erases and rebuilds the Spotlight index on your root volume.

Also, you should check out the Spotlight preference pane to make sure that Fonts are set to be indexed, that may be your problem.

source(s):
http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/mdu...

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adamschoales | December 31, 2008 01:35 AM

okay... but what if its on an external drive ;)
thanks for the help though!

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gamemaster5000 | December 31, 2008 01:41 AM

If it's an external drive, change the / to /Volumes/NameOfDrive like this:

sudo mdutil -E -i on /Volumes/NameOfDrive

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electricbrain | December 31, 2008 01:36 AM

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. Click Spotlight.
3. Click the Privacy tab.
4. Drag a folder or even an entire volume (your hard drive) to the list.
5. Remove the item or volume you just added.

Spotlight will re-index the contents of the item you initially dragged to the list.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2409

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