From b4b585ce42dfbff72c82ce4b6a2592f2b06f3656 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael <30936296+mtan93@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 09:16:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add files via upload --- fix-indexing.sh | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 fix-indexing.sh diff --git a/fix-indexing.sh b/fix-indexing.sh new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f76da5 --- /dev/null +++ b/fix-indexing.sh @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +#!/bin/bash +# This script is designed to fix Spotlight indexing issues +# by removing the existing Spotlight index and forcing Spotlight +# to create a new search index. + +echo Turning Spotlight indexing off + +/usr/bin/mdutil -i off / + +echo Deleting the Spotlight folder on the root level of the boot volume + +/bin/rm -rf /.Spotlight* + +echo Turning Spotlight indexing on + +/usr/bin/mdutil -i on / + +echo Forcing Spotlight re-indexing on the boot volume + +/usr/bin/mdutil -E / \ No newline at end of file