Spotlight how to index an external disk

micke1967 said:

hi
today i re-indexed my iMac and got spotlight to actually work...didnt before..so horray on that..thanks to article below
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

however does anyone know how i can also re-index external hard drives??
so spotlight search them to
best regards micael

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micke1967 said:

Hi
Yepp thats what I thought but it don't work...
when I add my external HD to the Privacy list I dont get any menu as with the Macintosh HD...and when I remove the external drive from the privacy listing and close spotlight...nothing happens???
very strange
best regards micael

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