Apple Explains Why Spotlight Indexing Can Take Days After an Update

[Karma*Police]

The real reason is that Apple lacks engineering talent. The ones who have talent have job security for life, thanks to Tim’s policy of never laying people off, so they only need to do the bare minimum.

 

[noraa]

>faster while connected to the Internet
>stored locally

Hm

Did you read why it’s faster when connected to the internet? Specifically if there are any online only files (or emails) they need to be downloaded first to be fully indexed

 

[noraa]

It only takes a long time because Apple makes it take a long time. It could be much much quicker.

And you know this how?

 

[Rafagon]

It doesn't explain anything of the kind. It just says "it might take hours or even days". Doesn't say why.

I was just coming here to say the exact same thing.

 

[Dmitry Vlasenko]

Before asking stupid questions, read the document.

Your device is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, in case email or other data needs to be downloaded for indexing.

 

[Joosst]

Maybe they could have forced the indexing to start with the applications folder. That doesn’t seem like a lot of work to index, and as I (and more people) ONLY use Spotlight as an app launcher, that would save us some pain.

 

[JosephAW]

Yes but does indexing require internet? 🙄