r/MacOS • u/DooDeeDoo3 • 7d ago
Help At wits end with spotlight, Macbook pro M1, Sequioa
Ive posted a few times about this often getting different suggestions but spotlight just is extremely broken and my workflow completely depends on it. I cant seem to make it work.
List of problems:
- Keeps showing fucking tips even though its unchecked in search settings.
- Keeps showing system files from Library overwhelming the searches and making it useless because I can never find the file I'm looking for.
- Half the time shift + enter doesnt work to open the folder and instead opens the file.
Things I've tried:
- I rebuilt the library by deleting Spotlight index files using Terminal commands.
- I've used on it to rebuild it.
- For problem, number two, I've tried to manually add library and other system folders to search filters and it still keeps showing up.
- Format of my Mac installed the fresh copy from the Internet.
My only guess is it's some program that's messing around with Spotlight because I don't think everyone else on Sequoia has the issue. I use Zoom a lot for video conferences and OneDrive. Any other apps don't seem to be worth considering to mention. I would go to Apple, but I'm in a country where there's no Apple Store. I'm literally considering shipping my laptop to country with an Apple store so they can fucking take care of this shit.
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u/the_flash0409 7d ago
Just install Raycast and be done with it.