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Questions about Spotlight, a system-wide desktop search feature of Apple's OS X and iOS operating system.
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Why doesn't Spotlight show invisible files that I know exist?
Though, it won't update the results in spotlight I use the below script to toggle hidden files on and off every time it's run:
To make:
Open TextEdit
Make sure it is in Plain Text Mode (Format > Make …
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Prevent partitions from Spotlight indexing each other
. > Spotlight > Privacy
Add the mount path you don't want indexed to the list by selecting the device you want excluded also. … Still not 100% clear on why this is since each drive has it's own /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration.plist or /.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Exclusions.plist …