hzlzh Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Mac OS 10.15.1 Alfred 4.0.6 [1123] I tried everything I can, still can not search Apps in both Alfred and Apple Spotlight. "reload alfred cache" didn't work for me Edited November 2, 2019 by hzlzh Link to comment
hzlzh Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Edited November 2, 2019 by hzlzh Link to comment
hzlzh Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Still didn't work. 1. System Preference - Spotlight -Privacy - "/Applications" + "/System/Volumes/Data//Applications" 2. then delete them. 3. Alfred - Rebuild macOS metadata 4. open Spotlight search something, then Spotlight will re-index all you files Link to comment
Andrew Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 @hzlzh The metadata tool for Firefox shows that this isn't being indexed by macOS. Until this is the case, Alfred and Spotlight won't be able to find it. It looks like you've followed the recommended steps we suggested. [Moving to Discussion and Help, as the bugs forum is for Alfred bugs] Link to comment
hzlzh Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 @Andrew Yes I've tried those ways 1. Alfred "Reload Alfred Cache"2. Alfred - Feature - Default Search - Search Scope - "/Applications"3. Alfred - Advanced - [Clear Application Cache] + [Rebuild macOS Metadata]4. System Preference - Spotlight -Privacy - "/Applications" + "/System/Volumes/Data//Applications" 5. brew cask install onyx still not work for me Link to comment
hzlzh Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 I am now trying to enable root account and open Alfred as root user, still not work Link to comment
dfay Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 That’s not likely to help - the underlying problem is a Spotlight issue. I’d avoid using root for anything not absolutely necessary. Link to comment
Andrew Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 @hzlzh Focusing on trying to fix things in Alfred is the wrong approach, the underlying OS / macOS indexing isn't working. If you are installing Onyx, and enabling root on your Mac, you are past the point where any further suggestions from me will be relevant. Have you been using the macOS Catalina Betas? Or did you upgrade to Catalina? If so, something may have become corrupt during this process, and you may simply benefit from a fresh Catalina install (i.e. format and reinstall, not just install over the top). Link to comment
hzlzh Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/4/2019 at 6:12 PM, Andrew said: @hzlzh Focusing on trying to fix things in Alfred is the wrong approach, the underlying OS / macOS indexing isn't working. If you are installing Onyx, and enabling root on your Mac, you are past the point where any further suggestions from me will be relevant. Have you been using the macOS Catalina Betas? Or did you upgrade to Catalina? If so, something may have become corrupt during this process, and you may simply benefit from a fresh Catalina install (i.e. format and reinstall, not just install over the top). I did not use beta OS, also I had tried OnlyX to re-index spotlight, no help still. Link to comment
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