steelo Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Hello there So I read through a couple of forum posts to try and find out why Alfred wasn't finding files on iCloud Drive. I tested it with a .pdf file I copied to my desktop or even something as simple as ~/VSC but both didn't work. Here's a print screen of my search scope and preferences. I've also tried to Clear the App cache and Rebuild macOS metadata deleting .Spotlight-V100. I don't know what else to do since finding files through Alfred is one of the functionalities that attracts me towards this software the most. Thank you in advance for your time Link to comment
Vero Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 @steelo Welcome to the community Could you please let me know which version of macOS and Alfred you're using? Did you recently update to macOS Monterey via the Migration Assistant by any chance? Can you paste the output of a few files that you've dragged into the File Troubleshooter? https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/indexing/ Link to comment
steelo Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) @VeroHello there! Thank you Currently using MacOS Monterey 12.6 and Alfred 5.0. No, I even tried with a pdf file that was on my desktop and it didn't work. Here's one: Starting Diagnostics... File: 'diabetic_data.csv' Path: '/Users/steelo/VSC ISEG/ISEG_DMML_AMLAI/Me' ----------------------------------------------------------- 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: diabetic_data.csv Other Names: Content Type: public.comma-separated-values-text Last Used: ----------------------------------------------------------- Check mdls file metadata... ✅ Metadata contains required items _kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions = "diabetic_data.csv" kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2022-10-20 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate_Ranking = 2022-10-20 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "public.comma-separated-values-text" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "public.comma-separated-values-text", "public.plain-text", "public.text", "public.data", "public.item", "public.content", "public.delimited-values-text" ) kMDItemDateAdded = 2022-10-24 13:30:22 +0000 kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2022-10-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "diabetic_data.csv" kMDItemDocumentIdentifier = 0 kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "diabetic_data.csv" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 19057616 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2022-10-20 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemKind = "CSV Document" kMDItemLogicalSize = 19057616 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 19058688 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file is in search scope... ✅ File exists within Alfred's default search scope ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Troubleshooting passed Here's another one: Starting Diagnostics... File: 'DMML_C01_intro_v2_1.pdf' Path: '/Users/steelo/Desktop' ----------------------------------------------------------- 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: DMML_C01_intro_v2_1.pdf Other Names: Content Type: com.adobe.pdf Last Used: 2022-10-24 14:03:08 +0000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check mdls file metadata... ✅ Metadata contains required items _kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions = "DMML_C01_intro_v2_1.pdf" kMDItemAuthors = ( "Marco Antonio Silva" ) kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2022-10-20 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate_Ranking = 2022-10-20 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "com.adobe.pdf" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "com.adobe.pdf", "public.data", "public.item", "public.composite-content", "public.content" ) kMDItemCreator = "Microsoft® PowerPoint® for Microsoft 365" kMDItemDateAdded = 2022-10-24 14:17:31 +0000 kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2022-10-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "DMML_C01_intro_v2_1.pdf" kMDItemDocumentIdentifier = 0 kMDItemEncodingApplications = ( "Microsoft\U00ae PowerPoint\U00ae for Microsoft 365" ) kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2022-10-20 19:40:45 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "DMML_C01_intro_v2_1.pdf" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 4043186 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2022-10-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemKind = "PDF document" kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2022-10-24 14:03:08 +0000 kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2022-10-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemLogicalSize = 4043186 kMDItemNumberOfPages = 101 kMDItemPageHeight = 540 kMDItemPageWidth = 960 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4046848 kMDItemSecurityMethod = "None" kMDItemTitle = "PowerPoint Presentation" kMDItemUseCount = 1 kMDItemUsedDates = ( "2022-10-23 23:00:00 +0000" ) kMDItemVersion = "1.7" ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file is in search scope... ✅ File exists within Alfred's default search scope ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Troubleshooting passed Edited October 24, 2022 by steelo Link to comment
steelo Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) @Vero As you can see, the file's in the desktop, I don't know why it can't be found Edited October 24, 2022 by steelo mentioning admin Link to comment
Vero Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 @steelo Did you by any chance migrate your data from a previous Mac? If so, you're encountering a known issue with the macOS Monterey Migration Assistant. The issue and workaround are outlined here:https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/indexing/monterey/ Let me know how you get on after following step 2 and widening your search scope. Link to comment
steelo Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 @Vero Yes, I did migrate data from a previous Mac. Followed the workaround and everything works perfect. Feel free to mark this as solved. Thank you so much for your help and have an amazing week! Link to comment
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