EricCartman Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) Hi there, Alfred is unable to find a file despite passing "File Search Troubleshooting". Other things I have tried: Finding other files within the same folder (it can find them) Moving the file out onto desktop, and back in folder (still unable to find) Renaming the folder Any ideas? Edited August 8, 2021 by EricCartman Link to comment
Vero Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 @EricCartman Could you provide some more information so that we can help you? What was the output of the troubleshooter? You can copy/paste it here Which version of Alfred and macOS are you using? Was the file found when you moved it to the Desktop? What exactly are you typing into Alfred to find the file? The more information you provide, the more likely we'll be able to help you out Cheers, Vero Link to comment
EricCartman Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) @Vero My apologies ! Which version of Alfred and macOS are you using? Alfred - 4.5.1 [1256] MacOS - 10.14.6 (18G6032) Was the file found when you moved it to the Desktop? No, Alfred couldn't find it even after it was moved to desktop (picture below). Spotlight could find it in its original location and desktop. What exactly are you typing into Alfred to find the file? I've tried the full name with extension and smaller clips of the name (nothing works). Output of the troubleshooter: Quote Starting Diagnostics... File: 'LASERPEWPEWPEW vs Stefros (Round 2).mp4' Path: '/Users/Cartman/Dropbox/5. Others/Time Capsule/Computer Game Stuff/C&C Command and Conquer Tiberium Wars/1. Stefros vs. LAZERPEWPEW/Replays' ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file cache database... ✅ File cache integrity is ok ----------------------------------------------------------- Check if file is readable... ✅ Alfred has permissions to read this file. ----------------------------------------------------------- Check if volume '/' is indexed by macOS... ✅ Indexing is enabled on this drive ----------------------------------------------------------- Check direct file metadata... ✅ Direct metadata available Display Name: LASERPEWPEWPEW vs Stefros (Round 2).mp4 Other Names: Content Type: public.mpeg-4 Last Used: 2021-08-08 00:55:04 +0000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check mdls file metadata... ✅ Metadata contains required items kMDItemAudioBitRate = 317 kMDItemAudioChannelCount = 2 kMDItemCodecs = ( "H.264", AAC ) kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2021-08-07 23:44:59 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2021-08-07 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2021-08-07 23:45:00 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "public.mpeg-4" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "public.mpeg-4", "public.item", "public.movie", "public.audiovisual-content", "public.mpeg-4", "public.data", "public.content" ) kMDItemDateAdded = 2021-08-09 13:31:22 +0000 kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2021-08-09 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "LASERPEWPEWPEW vs Stefros (Round 2).mp4" kMDItemDurationSeconds = 397.6746666666667 kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2021-08-07 23:45:00 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2021-08-07 23:44:59 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "LASERPEWPEWPEW vs Stefros (Round 2).mp4" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 510468539 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2021-08-08 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemKind = "MPEG-4 movie" kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2021-08-08 00:55:04 +0000 kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2021-08-08 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemLogicalSize = 510468539 kMDItemMediaTypes = ( Video, Sound ) kMDItemPhysicalSize = 510472192 kMDItemPixelHeight = 1080 kMDItemPixelWidth = 1920 kMDItemProfileName = "HD (1-1-1)" kMDItemStreamable = 0 kMDItemTotalBitRate = 10264 kMDItemUseCount = 2 kMDItemUsedDates = ( "2021-08-07 14:00:00 +0000" ) kMDItemVideoBitRate = 9947 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file is in search scope... ✅ File exists within Alfred's default search scope ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Troubleshooting passed =========================================================== Here is some new information… There are some other files in the same folder, some of which can be found (.png) but not others (ending in .cnc3replay). Spotlight has no trouble finding any of the problematic files, anywhere. Alfred could find the parent folder "Replays". Troubleshooting one of the .cnc3replay files produced a warning: Quote Starting Diagnostics... File: 'LAZERPEWPEW vs. Strefros (round 2).cnc3replay' Path: '/Users/Cartman/Dropbox/5. Others/Time Capsule/Computer Game Stuff/C&C Command and Conquer Tiberium Wars/1. Stefros vs. LAZERPEWPEW/Replays' ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file cache database... ✅ File cache integrity is ok ----------------------------------------------------------- Check if file is readable... ✅ Alfred has permissions to read this file. ----------------------------------------------------------- Check if volume '/' is indexed by macOS... ✅ Indexing is enabled on this drive ----------------------------------------------------------- Check direct file metadata... ⚠️ Direct metadata available, but content type may be incorrect Display Name: LAZERPEWPEW vs. Strefros (round 2).cnc3replay Other Names: Content Type: dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80g5xdgr3gn6dqqf6u Last Used: ----------------------------------------------------------- Check mdls file metadata... ✅ Metadata contains required items kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2021-08-03 17:12:49 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2021-08-03 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2021-08-03 17:12:50 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80g5xdgr3gn6dqqf6u" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80g5xdgr3gn6dqqf6u", "public.data", "public.item" ) kMDItemDateAdded = 2021-08-06 16:49:38 +0000 kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2021-08-06 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "LAZERPEWPEW vs. Strefros (round 2).cnc3replay" kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2021-08-03 17:12:50 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2021-08-03 17:12:49 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "LAZERPEWPEW vs. Strefros (round 2).cnc3replay" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 1049582 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2021-08-03 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemKind = "Document" kMDItemLogicalSize = 1049582 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 1052672 kMDItemWhereFroms = ( "https://www.gamereplays.org/commandandconquer3/replays.php?game=22&show=download&&id=22620", "https://www.gamereplays.org/commandandconquer3/replays.php?game=22&show=details&id=22620" ) ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file is in search scope... ✅ File exists within Alfred's default search scope ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Troubleshooting passed ⚠️ There were 1 warning(s) Edited August 9, 2021 by EricCartman Improved clarity of message. 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Andrew Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, EricCartman said: What exactly are you typing into Alfred to find the file? I've tried the full name with extension and smaller clips of the name (nothing works). Are you using Alfred's file search mode, or just typing the filename? Try opening Alfred and prefixing the search term with [spacebar] which puts him into file search mode: https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/spacebar-trick/ Link to comment
EricCartman Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Andrew said: Are you using Alfred's file search mode, or just typing the filename? Try opening Alfred and prefixing the search term with [spacebar] which puts him into file search mode: https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/spacebar-trick/ Ah that worked! Looking at Alfred's Preferences Features > Default Results > Extras, I can see that "Video" is not part of the default set of tickable file types and that is probably what is causing my issues. Is there anyway to easily add "videos" as a file type rather than having to manually add extensions like .mp4? ------------------------------------ Also, it looks like that spacebar trick (aka the "open" keyword) cannot find a file if I enter its extension. (❌video1.mp4 ✅video1). Is there a way to make it accept a file's extension as well? Edited August 9, 2021 by EricCartman Link to comment
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