craiggrella Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Alfred is not finding files inside my documents folder. I've followed the directions in help to go through the settings of alfred in where it looks for files. I've check all the settings in mac spotlight preferences and they match your suggestions. I've tried recreating the index for meta per your suggestions nothing worked and it's stil not finding files in my documents folder. seems crazy. especially because it can find files in an attached external hard drive then as a test i added the doc to my desktop. it doesnt find that on my desktop either. something is clearly not right. Ideas on troubleshooting further? Link to comment
Vero Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Alfred is not finding files inside my documents folder. Hi Craig, A few questions below that should help troubleshoot the issue - Could you let me know what file type you're searching for and exactly what you're typing into Alfred to find it? - Can Alfred find any files on your Mac when typing "open" followed by a search term? - Can it find files in your Documents folder but not others? Please try with more than one file to check that the issue isn't with a particular file. In Alfred's preferences, under Features > Default Results, make sure that the checkbox for "Include folders in Home" is ticked in the bottom right, as this includes your Documents folder. I'm sure it's something simple, so let me know the details above and I'll help you further Cheers, Vero Link to comment
craiggrella Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 sure, here's what I'm doing. The file is a jpg titled 1715 fleet - golden glove.jpg located in downloads and now desktop too i use a hotkey to open alfred - in my case option + spacebar alfred window comes up I type several different things - none of which work: golden glove find: golden glove find golden glove space golden glove 1715 fleet golden glove 1715 fleet - golden glove open golden glove none of these things work. Include folders in home is checked. it does not find this file. can it find other files in downloads folder - yes. can it find other files in desktop - yes. does the file actually exist and is it not a fiction of my imagination. yes it exists. I'm not imagining it. Thanks for your help. Let me know if there's anything else you can think of. Link to comment
Vero Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 sure, here's what I'm doing. Ok, looks like that particular file may be missing metadata, which means some information is missing for Alfred to find it. Could you please install the little Metadata tool below and drag your file onto it? Copy the result of it in your reply http://cachefly.alfredapp.com/tools/AlfredMetadataTool_v1.1.zip Cheers, Vero Link to comment
craiggrella Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 sure i can do that. I'll report back. But that begs the question - how many other files might be missing and how many would I need to do this for? Doesn't that kind of eliminate the usefulness of the tool if I have to go this far to make files findable? Link to comment
Andrew Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 sure i can do that. I'll report back. But that begs the question - how many other files might be missing and how many would I need to do this for? Doesn't that kind of eliminate the usefulness of the tool if I have to go this far to make files findable? This is a diagnostics tool which may help us identify what is happening on your Mac. By dragging in a file which Alfred can't find (golden glove), it will let us know if there is anything broken in the metadata or if the metadata is complete. If it's complete, then the issue lies somewhere in Alfred's configuration. If it's broken, the issue lies in OS X... It just helps us troubleshoot your issue really Link to comment
craiggrella Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 thanks andrew. That makes more sense. Do you want me to post the data from that tool here? Link to comment
craiggrella Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Just read the previous note. Here's the info: /Users/craiggrella/Downloads/1715 Fleet Society - Golden Glove.jpg Internal File Metadata ====================== Display Name: 1715 Fleet Society - Golden Glove Alt Names: 1715 Fleet Society - Golden Glove.jpg File Type: public.jpeg Comments: Keywords: Last Used: Raw mdls File Metadata ====================== kMDItemAlternateNames = ( "1715 Fleet Society - Golden Glove.jpg" ) kMDItemBitsPerSample = 32 kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB" kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2015-08-26 13:26:12 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2015-08-26 13:26:12 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "public.jpeg" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "public.jpeg", "public.image", "public.data", "public.item", "public.content" ) kMDItemDateAdded = 2015-08-26 13:26:12 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "1715 Fleet Society - Golden Glove" kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2015-08-26 13:26:12 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2015-08-26 13:26:12 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = 0 kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 1 kMDItemFSIsStationery = 0 kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "1715 Fleet Society - Golden Glove.jpg" kMDItemFSNodeCount = 100673 kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 100673 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0 kMDItemKind = "JPEG image" kMDItemLogicalSize = 100673 kMDItemOrientation = 0 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 102400 kMDItemPixelCount = 271264 kMDItemPixelHeight = 392 kMDItemPixelWidth = 692 kMDItemProfileName = "HD 709-A" kMDItemResolutionHeightDPI = 72 kMDItemResolutionWidthDPI = 72 Link to comment
Vero Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Just read the previous note. Here's the info: The info looks relatively complete, so the file should be found normally - so there are a couple of other things we can check in your Alfred preferences. However, I note that one question we didn't look at is whether Spotlight can find the file on your Mac? This will also provide some insight on where the issue is. Link to comment
craiggrella Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Well, as crazy as this sounds - it now shows up. It started working after a hard reboot. Not sure if it was a time-to-index issue or what. We'll see if it's an issue in the future. Thanks for your help. Link to comment
Stuar Tencio Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I have a similar issue, here's my report, please help. /Users/tstuar/Dropbox/Docencia/UCR/IC2021_Static/C_Solucionarios PP/j_CAP 9.5_Boyancy/PP - CAP 9.5 - Barge crane.pdf Internal File Metadata ====================== Display Name: Alt Names: File Type: Comments: Keywords: Last Used: Raw mdls File Metadata ====================== kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = (null) kMDItemFSCreationDate = (null) kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = (null) kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = (null) kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = (null) kMDItemFSName = (null) kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = (null) kMDItemFSSize = (null) kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" Also here's another file in the same folder that can actually be found. /Users/tstuar/Dropbox/Docencia/UCR/IC2021_Static/C_Solucionarios PP/j_CAP 9.5_Boyancy/PP - CAP 9.5 - Floating Body.pdf Internal File Metadata ====================== Display Name: PP - CAP 9.5 - Floating Body.pdf Alt Names: File Type: com.adobe.pdf Comments: Keywords: Last Used: 2021-07-17 22:19:17 +0000 Raw mdls File Metadata ====================== _kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions = "PP - CAP 9.5 - Floating Body.pdf" kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2020-06-19 03:37:24 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2020-06-19 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2020-06-19 03:37:24 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate_Ranking = 2020-06-19 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "com.adobe.pdf" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "com.adobe.pdf", "public.data", "public.item", "public.composite-content", "public.content" ) kMDItemCreator = "Adobe Photoshop 4.0" kMDItemDateAdded = 2021-03-25 18:58:09 +0000 kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2021-03-25 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "PP - CAP 9.5 - Floating Body.pdf" kMDItemDocumentIdentifier = 0 kMDItemEncodingApplications = ( "macOS Version 10.15.5 (Build 19F101) Quartz PDFContext" ) kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2020-06-19 03:37:24 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2020-06-19 03:37:24 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "PP - CAP 9.5 - Floating Body.pdf" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 79314 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2021-07-17 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemKind = "Document PDF" kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2021-07-17 22:19:17 +0000 kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2021-07-17 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemLogicalSize = 79314 kMDItemNumberOfPages = 1 kMDItemPageHeight = 792 kMDItemPageWidth = 612 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 81920 kMDItemSecurityMethod = "None" kMDItemUseCount = 4 kMDItemUsedDates = ( "2021-07-15 06:00:00 +0000", "2021-07-17 06:00:00 +0000" ) kMDItemVersion = "1.3" Link to comment
Jason Lau Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) hi there, i have exact the same issue, recently i migrate my alfred4 from my mbp to new mac studio, alfred update to latest version, then it can't find the files. here is some troubleshoot logs Starting Diagnostics... File: 'Protecht Expense Claim Form.xlsx' Path: '/Users/jason.liu/Pictures' ----------------------------------------------------------- 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: Protecht Expense Claim Form.xlsx Other Names: Content Type: org.openxmlformats.spreadsheetml.sheet Last Used: 2022-04-28 11:21:23 +0000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check mdls file metadata... ✅ Metadata contains required items _kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions = "Protecht Expense Claim Form.xlsx" kMDItemAuthors = ( Clark ) kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2020-10-26 00:33:47 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2020-10-26 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2022-04-28 11:23:19 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate_Ranking = 2022-04-28 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "org.openxmlformats.spreadsheetml.sheet" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "org.openxmlformats.spreadsheetml.sheet", "org.openxmlformats.openxml", "public.data", "public.item", "public.composite-content", "public.content", "public.spreadsheet" ) kMDItemDateAdded = 2022-04-24 11:39:33 +0000 kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2022-04-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "Protecht Expense Claim Form.xlsx" kMDItemDocumentIdentifier = 0 kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2022-04-28 11:23:19 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2020-10-26 00:33:47 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "Protecht Expense Claim Form.xlsx" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 503 kMDItemFSSize = 53548 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2022-04-28 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemKind = "Microsoft Excel Document" kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2022-04-28 11:21:23 +0000 kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2022-04-28 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemLogicalSize = 53548 kMDItemOrganizations = ( "SAI-Global" ) kMDItemPhysicalSize = 57344 kMDItemUseCount = 6 kMDItemUsedDates = ( "2022-04-27 14:00:00 +0000", "2022-02-14 13:00:00 +0000", "2022-04-27 14:00:00 +0000" ) kMDItemWhereFroms = ( "https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=ba8fe56945&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1675973876289786844&th=1742415c5d1653dc&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_ke9ic14v0&saddbat=ANGjdJ_7GHP-CigN8F5-2xA0IJGTI69FHB9ckZubLm_PRdHE3YghxjoAwJQ1xUTTQXrQm-5wubs_MYrPlhXgq0JYeq7Az4-zoqih2YjG2ZBa0MG_mCx1iXP_jz1-SLkznB71H77cepZTUlnqFR7ezmOM7KhqsUh7FzfX824PG2zwP3PYuNlncOhF9zriiLwTPbOzujhetcfVH_JZdxQMpZitTDHyJKJYYT1wBvZuh8coEkB3FfQZnsclK5PDQdeoSWFgjPm-a0RQqH35My8vbKmyxvdOEX79V_H0LbrJhCSyrxJFqnIcsBCxJfabNatmOn9dp77xl-tQ_eQQuTiqix9f4bbl-GfSeo3feZ3OHnjHh1v7LqZB9XB6FVEZ8Equ3eFr3nLfkmnF1p3W3YnjLfgqtKrtsrFmZ6D2pkLo-ZlQRSS4XTv6dfrHzEvLrhPGc2y-4c-6vR0ZtwflHC9TNtR27QT5Ijyqjl-K2PsQD_ItdRdjItam7Hcll_QkF80Hh8JdO2nekCqb8JwEhtKz9FcNTq0bn4z9cMJscK3ovx5jsT0CNQBQWvLn5vD_cvE4wADy_BR-DUUAX93EUJG4HarJIS8iv59J8PjA2_2p_7KhciWEI_4q4Yx9rx_PQMJrYWA1n1pEWMNkh-qfsM5DxtW6l8THHDk-1aZ75fBcB_KoDtaHycQ5FgmYLVuCiJ8", "about:blank" ) ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file is in search scope... ✅ File exists within Alfred's default search scope ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Troubleshooting passed test case is simple, i have excel file in picture folder, when i open alfred and type find expense it return nothing, previously it can locate the file what i am using is Edited April 29, 2022 by Jason Lau Link to comment
Vero Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 @Jason Lau If you can please provide your Diagnostics file (by email), I'm guessing you're seeing the same issue as other users who've migrated to macOS Monterey; https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/indexing/monterey/ Link to comment
Jason Lau Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 hi vero, which email should i reply to, i got the diagnostics file ready. Link to comment
Vero Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 @Jason Lau Have you had a look at the link I provided in my previous reply? Based on your reply and diagnostics, it seems likely that 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. Cheers, Vero marcusziade 1 Link to comment
marcusziade Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 @Vero https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/indexing/monterey/ This is the solution. I recently downgraded from Ventura to Monterey. Thanks. Link to comment
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