Tarique Naseem

Hi dfay,
 
I did try that before, via Onyx and the terminal, but it didn't work.
 
However, after you suggested it, I tried it again - Although initially I got the same result as before, I then tried the following variation:
 
sudo mdutil -i off /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user sudo mdutil -i on  
I then went into Alfred and Clicked on Rebuild macOS Metadata, ticking the 'Delete /.Spotlight-V100' for good measure. It now looks like it's rebuilding the index, including the apps. So, many thanks for your suggestion!
 
One issue now though is that half my apps have lost their icons. Will check this in the morning... It's a bit late for my little brain.  
 
Update: 
Removing the finder plist file from ~/Library/Preferences, followed by a reboot fixed the latter problem.
 
All's well now  Many thanks for your help, @dfay!
 
 

Hello i am new to the Alfred Forum. I have been in the Information Technology field for over 10 yrs. I was experiencing the same issues with snippet auto expansion not working and it looks like different fixes for different people so i just wanted to tell everyone what fixed the auto expansion for me. I was using a Antivirus app called Webroot. webroot has a feature called secure keyboard entry. As soon as i disabled this...walla auto expansion worked. Just as an FYI this same webroot feature stops dictation on the MAC also. I hope this helps someone. 

Please don't apologise! This was an important process to help us identify the issue, which we now have a much better understanding of!
 
Many thanks,
Andrew

I definitely have all the correct permissions set everywhere. I've tried unsetting and re-setting them. After several minutes of just opening snippets, changing them and re-saving them, suddenly the autoexpand is mostly working. Sometimes keywords expand, other times they don't. I have no idea what the rhyme or reason behind it is, though I have a vague feeling that the intermittent nature of the expansions may have something to do with some of my snippets being set to autoexpand and others not.