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Spotlight searches: exclude iCloud
On my MPB running Sonoma with "Search: This Mac "Documents"" duly displayed, all my Spotlight search results come solely from my iCloud backup.
Is there a way to force Spotlight to ...
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How to list the content of a whole drive to keep it searchable when disconnected?
I would like to keep track of what files I have on the external drives where I store everything I do not need to access every day. Still, I would like to have some way to know what drive I should ...
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Search file content in iCloud Drive
Is there a way to search file content in iCloud Drive? For example, in Google Drive or OneDrive, when you search, you'll get results not just by name but also any PDF or Word/Docs file where the ...
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Finder search doesn't work when searching individual folders in iCloud Drive
A few months ago I switched from backing up to an external drive using Time Machine to just having everything on my iCloud Drive and it automatically backing up any changes I make.
Since then, I've ...
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Spotlight search of iCloud folder on Catalina is slow - is this normal? What can I do to improve?
Here are the details of my issue:
Since I'm in an all-Apple ecosystem, I've switched to using the iCloud folders as my "general" sync tool (vs FreeFileSync, which I pay the premium for and use when ...
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