Stop Spotlight Indexing

ichigo2006 · Jan 17, 2008, 05:10 AM

Is there a way to stop Spotlight indexing everytime I restart?

I use Bootcamp so I'm constantly swapping from Leopard to Windows and when I get into leopard, Spotlight indexes and the computer is slow until it finishes.

Any ideas?

mad jew · Jan 17, 2008, 07:40 PM

It shouldn't need to index after a restart. Have you left it alone so it completely indexes your drive or do you keep interrupting it?

HerbyGunther · Mar 18, 2008, 08:44 AM

I have the same problem on Leopard/Bootcamp. Everytime I restart into OS X, it indexes and slows down for half minute...

Heb1228 · Feb 21, 2009, 12:25 PM

I've just noticed this same problem with external drives. I don't remember it happening before. I can let spotlight index and finish, eject the drive, plug it right back in and it goes through the whole indexing process all over again. This is really ridiculous.

I've searched around some and don't see any solutions. On the apple discussion forums, there's a solution for permanently turning off spotlight on an external volume. See here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....sageID=8977265

... but I don't really want to turn it off, sometimes I want to search my external drives! Anyone got any other help on this one?

priller · Feb 21, 2009, 03:38 PM

Got fed up of mine doing that, so I disabled spotlight.

poorfool · Mar 12, 2010, 02:58 AM

found this solution:

Prevent Spotlight Indexing

Sometimes you don't want your Spotlight to index some parts of your Mac, e.g. your backup drive. If that's the case, you can set up your Spotlight to prevent searching in several locations. This setting can be performed under System Preferences ▸ Spotlight ▸ Privacy. Adding that particular folder into the pane provided will result in Spotlight stop indexing that folder.

http://www.usingmac.com/2008/5/9/spotlight-indexing

uaecasher · Mar 12, 2010, 03:39 AM

here is a video tutorial how to stop Spotlight indexing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAZv0g8qpvk

PeterSmith34 · May 6, 2012, 06:29 AM

After trying numerous fixes, I found a working solution for me here:
http://guidovanoorschot.nl/how-to-fi...mac-os-x-lion/

Jan 17, 2008, 05:10 AM	#1
ichigo2006 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2007	Stop Spotlight Indexing Is there a way to stop Spotlight indexing everytime I restart? I use Bootcamp so I'm constantly swapping from Leopard to Windows and when I get into leopard, Spotlight indexes and the computer is slow until it finishes. Any ideas?
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Jan 17, 2008, 07:40 PM	#2
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	It shouldn't need to index after a restart. Have you left it alone so it completely indexes your drive or do you keep interrupting it? __________________ Some things are better mad...
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Feb 21, 2009, 12:25 PM	#4
Heb1228 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Severn, NC 27877	I've just noticed this same problem with external drives. I don't remember it happening before. I can let spotlight index and finish, eject the drive, plug it right back in and it goes through the whole indexing process all over again. This is really ridiculous. I've searched around some and don't see any solutions. On the apple discussion forums, there's a solution for permanently turning off spotlight on an external volume. See here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread....sageID=8977265 ... but I don't really want to turn it off, sometimes I want to search my external drives! Anyone got any other help on this one? __________________ 17" MPB, 2.8 My Sites: Me, Mom's Art, Dad's Co., Church
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Feb 21, 2009, 03:38 PM	#5
priller macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	Got fed up of mine doing that, so I disabled spotlight. __________________ Macbook White SR 2Ghz C2D 10.5.6
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uaecasher macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Stillwater, OK	here is a video tutorial how to stop Spotlight indexing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAZv0g8qpvk __________________ Free Mac Video Tutorials and Online Help Steve Job's Most Famous Quotes \| Steve Jobs 1955-2011, RIP Share and get iOS Apps Promo Codes
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Mar 18, 2008, 08:44 AM	#3
HerbyGunther macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	I have the same problem on Leopard/Bootcamp. Everytime I restart into OS X, it indexes and slows down for half minute...
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Mar 12, 2010, 02:58 AM	#6
poorfool macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	found this solution: Prevent Spotlight Indexing Sometimes you don't want your Spotlight to index some parts of your Mac, e.g. your backup drive. If that's the case, you can set up your Spotlight to prevent searching in several locations. This setting can be performed under System Preferences ▸ Spotlight ▸ Privacy. Adding that particular folder into the pane provided will result in Spotlight stop indexing that folder. http://www.usingmac.com/2008/5/9/spotlight-indexing
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May 6, 2012, 06:29 AM	#8
PeterSmith34 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	After trying numerous fixes, I found a working solution for me here: http://guidovanoorschot.nl/how-to-fi...mac-os-x-lion/
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