Won't find any applications (e.g. stickies, notes, etc).

nicdesjardins · April 8, 2014

Alfred (v2) is no longer finding applications:

I checked my preferences, it should be searching '/Applications'
I reloaded my cache by typing 'reload' in Alfred. After 5 minutes, it's still not finding my applications.
Here are some screen caps of default out-of-the-box applications that I can no longer find - FYI I can't find ANY apps but these are basic examples:

Andrew · April 8, 2014

Alfred (v2) is no longer finding applications:

I checked my preferences, it should be searching '/Applications'

I reloaded my cache by typing 'reload' in Alfred. After 5 minutes, it's still not finding my applications.

Here are some screen caps of default out-of-the-box applications that I can no longer find - FYI I can't find ANY apps but these are basic examples:

First thing, click 'reset' on the search scope in Features > Default Results > Search Scope just in case there is an issue here.

Secondly, is Spotlight finding Apps? If not, you likely need to do a reindex of your OS X metadata, shortcut in Alfred's Advanced prefs

[moving to help sub-forum]

nicdesjardins · April 8, 2014

Yes, I had reset my search scope.

Spotlight is finding results

That's what I'm using to launch apps now.

I tried clicking "Clear Application Cache" in the under "Advanced" (just now)

Is this the same as typing "reload" in Alfred?

I am in the middle of a work-day so I will not Rebuild my OS X Metadata

I will have to try doing that before leaving.

nicdesjardins · April 8, 2014

First thing, click 'reset' on the search scope in Features > Default Results > Search Scope just in case there is an issue here.

Secondly, is Spotlight finding Apps? If not, you likely need to do a reindex of your OS X metadata, shortcut in Alfred's Advanced prefs

[moving to help sub-forum]

Oops! I didn't quote so you probably don't get any sort of notification, I replied above.

Andrew · April 8, 2014

Oops! I didn't quote so you probably don't get any sort of notification, I replied above.

Could you drop one of the applications which Alfred isn't finding into this tool and let me see the output:

http://cachefly.alfredapp.com/tools/AlfredMetadataTool_v1.0.zip

Cheers,

Andrew

nicdesjardins · April 9, 2014

Could you drop one of the applications which Alfred isn't finding into this tool and let me see the output:

http://cachefly.alfredapp.com/tools/AlfredMetadataTool_v1.0.zip

Cheers,

Andrew

/Applications/Stickies.app

Internal File Metadata

======================

Display Name: Stickies

Alt Names: Stickies.app

File Type: com.apple.application-bundle

Comments:

Keywords:

Last Used: 2014-04-03 19:58:03 +0000

Raw mdls File Metadata

======================

kMDItemAlternateNames = (

"Stickies.app"

)

kMDItemAppStoreCategory = "Productivity"

kMDItemAppStoreCategoryType = "public.app-category.productivity"

kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "com.apple.Stickies"

kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2013-08-25 05:01:44 +0000

kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2013-08-25 05:01:44 +0000

kMDItemContentType = "com.apple.application-bundle"

kMDItemContentTypeTree = (

"com.apple.application-bundle",

"com.apple.application",

"public.executable",

"com.apple.localizable-name-bundle",

"com.apple.bundle",

"public.directory",

"public.item",

"com.apple.package"

)

kMDItemDateAdded = 2014-02-20 21:53:27 +0000

kMDItemDisplayName = "Stickies"

kMDItemExecutableArchitectures = (

"x86_64"

)

kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2013-08-25 05:01:44 +0000

kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2013-08-25 05:01:44 +0000

kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""

kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0

kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null)

kMDItemFSInvisible = 0

kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 1

kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null)

kMDItemFSLabel = 0

kMDItemFSName = "Stickies.app"

kMDItemFSNodeCount = 1

kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 0

kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 0

kMDItemFSSize = 4721172

kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""

kMDItemKind = "Application"

kMDItemLanguages = (

ar,

Base,

ca,

cs,

da,

Dutch,

el,

English,

fi,

French,

German,

he,

hr,

hu,

id,

Italian,

Japanese,

ko,

ms,

no,

pl,

pt,

"pt_PT",

ro,

ru,

sk,

Spanish,

sv,

th,

tr,

uk,

vi,

"zh_CN",

"zh_TW"

)

kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2014-04-03 19:58:03 +0000

kMDItemLogicalSize = 4721172

kMDItemPhysicalSize = 6434816

kMDItemUseCount = 1

kMDItemUsedDates = (

"2014-04-03 04:00:00 +0000"

)

kMDItemVersion = "10.0"

Andrew · April 9, 2014

/Applications/Stickies.app

That's looking fine - could you pop an email to info@alfredapp com so I can help you out at a lower level... there may be some corruption in one of your config files.

Cheers,

Andrew

nicdesjardins · April 15, 2014

That's looking fine - could you pop an email to info@alfredapp com so I can help you out at a lower level... there may be some corruption in one of your config files.

Cheers,

Andrew

OK, I reached out to you by email.

i3kellyb · April 21, 2014

I'm having the same issue. Alfred (v2) won't find any applications. I reset the search scope and Spotlight IS finding apps.

jdfwarrior · April 21, 2014

I'm having the same issue. Alfred (v2) won't find any applications. I reset the search scope and Spotlight IS finding apps.

Have you attempted any of the steps mentioned here?

i3kellyb · April 29, 2014

Yes, I have completed all of the steps listed and everything checks out ok.

Vero · April 29, 2014

Yes, I have completed all of the steps listed and everything checks out ok.

Could you please try removing /Applications from your search scope and then clicking "Reset"?

If this doesn't resolve your issue, pop an email to info@alfredapp com and we'll help you out further

Cheers,

Vero

i3kellyb · April 30, 2014

Could you please try removing /Applications from your search scope and then clicking "Reset"?

If this doesn't resolve your issue, pop an email to info@alfredapp com and we'll help you out further

Cheers,

Vero

That fixed it! Thanks for the help!

Kelly

Gex2501 · May 17, 2014

I am having this same problem and have tried all of the fixes here. I tried completely resetting Alfred per this page too: http://support.alfredapp.com/kb:reset-alfred

I used the Advanced section to clear the application cache AND tried rebuilding spotlight. When I type any application into spotlight search it is found immediately. But Alfred takes up to 30 seconds to find a match, if it finds one at all. It's like it doesn't have an application cache.

At one point it would find an application after several seconds, and then it could find it again quickly. But after clearing the application cache I can't find any. Perhaps I need a way to force the application cache to update/rebuild, not just clear?

I used the metadata tool on iTunes, just one of many apps alfred isn't finding but is found in spotlight. Here are the results. Please help! Alfred works great on my other computers but this one for some reason it is uselessly slow!

/Applications/iTunes.app

Internal File Metadata
======================

 Display Name: iTunes
    Alt Names: iT, iTunes.app
    File Type: com.apple.application-bundle
     Comments: 
     Keywords: 
    Last Used: 2014-04-14 05:46:55 +0000

Raw mdls File Metadata
======================

kMDItemAlternateNames          = (
    iT,
    "iTunes.app"
)
kMDItemAppStoreCategory        = "Music"
kMDItemAppStoreCategoryType    = "public.app-category.music"
kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier      = "com.apple.iTunes"
kMDItemContentCreationDate     = 2012-06-08 01:52:50 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2014-02-27 00:15:51 +0000
kMDItemContentType             = "com.apple.application-bundle"
kMDItemContentTypeTree         = (
    "com.apple.application-bundle",
    "com.apple.application",
    "public.executable",
    "com.apple.localizable-name-bundle",
    "com.apple.bundle",
    "public.directory",
    "public.item",
    "com.apple.package"
)
kMDItemDateAdded               = 2014-02-07 00:05:07 +0000
kMDItemDisplayName             = "iTunes"
kMDItemExecutableArchitectures = (
    "x86_64",
    i386
)
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate     = 2014-02-27 00:15:51 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate          = 2012-06-08 01:52:50 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode           = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags           = 0
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon         = (null)
kMDItemFSInvisible             = 0
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden     = 1
kMDItemFSIsStationery          = (null)
kMDItemFSLabel                 = 0
kMDItemFSName                  = "iTunes.app"
kMDItemFSNodeCount             = 1
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID          = 0
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID           = 0
kMDItemFSSize                  = 325751335
kMDItemFSTypeCode              = ""
kMDItemKind                    = "Application"
kMDItemLanguages               = (
    ar,
    ca,
    cs,
    da,
    Dutch,
    el,
    "en_GB",
    English,
    fi,
    French,
    German,
    he,
    hr,
    hu,
    id,
    Italian,
    Japanese,
    ko,
    ms,
    no,
    pl,
    pt,
    "pt_PT",
    ro,
    ru,
    sk,
    Spanish,
    sv,
    th,
    tr,
    uk,
    vi,
    "zh_CN",
    "zh_TW"
)
kMDItemLastUsedDate            = 2014-04-14 05:46:55 +0000
kMDItemLogicalSize             = 325751335
kMDItemPhysicalSize            = 346226688
kMDItemUseCount                = 2
kMDItemUsedDates               = (
    "2014-04-13 07:00:00 +0000"
)
kMDItemVersion                 = "11.1.5"

jdfwarrior · May 17, 2014

I am having this same problem and have tried all of the fixes here. I tried completely resetting Alfred per this page too: http://support.alfredapp.com/kb:reset-alfred

I used the Advanced section to clear the application cache AND tried rebuilding spotlight. When I type any application into spotlight search it is found immediately. But Alfred takes up to 30 seconds to find a match, if it finds one at all. It's like it doesn't have an application cache.

At one point it would find an application after several seconds, and then it could find it again quickly. But after clearing the application cache I can't find any. Perhaps I need a way to force the application cache to update/rebuild, not just clear?

I used the metadata tool on iTunes, just one of many apps alfred isn't finding but is found in spotlight. Here are the results. Please help! Alfred works great on my other computers but this one for some reason it is uselessly slow!

Try one more thing. Alfred returns results as fast as OSX returns them to him so there may be some metadata corruption. Typically, just a regular reindex will fix this but occasionally, a different reindex is required. This will trigger the deletion of the Spotlight directory and all index data and do a reindex. Try it and see if that clears things up. Here's how to do it.. Open a terminal window and enter the following:

sudo rm -R /.Spotlight-V100 
sudo mdutil -i on / 
sudo mdutil -E /

Gex2501 · May 18, 2014

That seems to have worked. Why is that different from the normal reindex? I will keep using Alfred and evaluate the performance.

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