nicdesjardins Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted 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: Link to comment
Andrew Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted 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] Link to comment
nicdesjardins Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted 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. Link to comment
nicdesjardins Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted 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. Link to comment
Andrew Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted 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 Link to comment
nicdesjardins Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted 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" Link to comment
Andrew Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted 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 Link to comment
nicdesjardins Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted 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. Link to comment
i3kellyb Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted 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. Link to comment
jdfwarrior Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted 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? Link to comment
i3kellyb Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yes, I have completed all of the steps listed and everything checks out ok. Link to comment
Vero Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted 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 Link to comment
i3kellyb Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted 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 Link to comment
Gex2501 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted 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" Link to comment
jdfwarrior Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted 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 / Link to comment
Gex2501 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted 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. Link to comment
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