Fresh install - Spotlight currency Converter not working

[comda]

Did a fresh clean install of high Sierra on my trusty old 2012 MacBook Pro 9,1 15" because Mojave just wasnt working and i wanted to run a few 32bit apps. I also did a fresh install back in march during the lock down on a Mac Pro and yet currency conversion does not work on the MacBook Pro. I even tried a fresh download and install yet its not functioning. Besides doing a third fresh install, which i certainly dont wish to do, any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[puggles]

Is conversion for spotlight enabled in system preferences?

 

[comda]

Is conversion for spotlight enabled in system preferences?

Yes it is. Forgot to mention is it the first thing that I checked.

 

[DeltaMac]

Something to try: Uncheck conversions. Restart. Re-check conversions.

 

[comda]

Something to try: Uncheck conversions. Restart. Re-check conversions.

Thanks but that does not do it either. Ill type in $1 or 1CAD or 1USD or even £100 and it brings up my spam emails lol

 

[DeltaMac]

You could reset the spotlight database. There's a terminal command to do that, but I don't have that anywhere.
I use the alternate of adding the boot drive to the Spotlight pref pane/Privacy tab. Close the System preferences briefly. re-launch your System Preferences/Spotlight pane, and remove your boot drive from the Privacy tab. It may take several minutes, to an hour or more to rebuild.
Hopefully, that will fix your issue.

 

[comda]

You could reset the spotlight database. There's a terminal command to do that, but I don't have that anywhere.
I use the alternate of adding the boot drive to the Spotlight pref pane/Privacy tab. Close the System preferences briefly. re-launch your System Preferences/Spotlight pane, and remove your boot drive from the Privacy tab. It may take several minutes, to an hour or more to rebuild.
Hopefully, that will fix your issue.

I tried the privacy thing you suggested and all that did was kill spotlight completely even after deleting it. I found the terminal line and fired spotlight back up but the same issue persists. no Currency conversion. If I type in anything with a dollar, or even £ or USD I get all the BS junk mail since Spotify searches that for some odd reason.

 

[DeltaMac]

Are you waiting for the spotlight database to rebuild? Rebuild can take more than an hour on some Macs, maybe longer if your 2012 MBPro still has a spinning hard drive.
(What do you get if you try a currency conversion after unchecking the Mail & Messages setting in Spotlight settings?)

 

[comda]

Are you waiting for the spotlight database to rebuild? Rebuild can take more than an hour on some Macs, maybe longer if your 2012 MBPro still has a spinning hard drive.
(What do you get if you try a currency conversion after unchecking the Mail & Messages setting in Spotlight settings?)

Well I just tried it now again, after a few days, so it should have rebuilt by now. Still no go. Funny thing is I unchecked mail and messages and types in £300 and it went to searching my youtube history... Carthrottle and the £300 pound challenge LMAO.

This machine has had an SSD in it since 2015 to my recollection. So im at a loss of words for why this is giving me grief.