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If you just want to beat it over the head with a stick, you can simply turn indexing off on a per-volume basis: sudo mdutil -i off / You can also exclude
by pcl 10y ago
If you just want to beat it over the head with a stick, you can simply turn indexing off on a per-volume basis:
sudo mdutil -i off /
You can also exclude certain directories or volumes in the Privacy section of Spotlight preferences.
- davidf18 10y agoBut if you turn it off, then you can't use Spotlight to find files at all, whereas if it is on, then one can use it.
- mmjaa 10y agoYeah this makes Xcode and Mail unusable in my opinion so its not really an option .. I simply have to empty the disk and let Spotlight re-index it. One of those facts of MacOS life ..