Spotlight search broken since update to MacOS Tahoe

After I upgraded the software on my Mac to the latest version (Tahoe), Spotlight search works worse than before. The new features work as promised, however previous features, such as dictionary definitions, do not work at all. Instead of getting 5 somewhat relevant results, Spotlight now shows 20 code files of apps that I have on my computer, which are completely irrelevant to what I was looking for. Can I somehow reset Spotlight? I have seen other users complaining about this, so I am hoping that Apple will fix this in the following updates.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 27, 2025 2:21 AM

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ChirsPBacon

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8 points

Posted on Nov 5, 2025 4:40 AM

Hey Luca,

I found your bug as this was happening to me as well and Logi Options + was the culprit in my case.

I debugged this and I just ran these in the terminal:

launchctl disable gui/$(id -u)/com.logi.manager.daemon

launchctl disable gui/$(id -u)/com.logi.optionsplus.updater

🧩 1️⃣ launchctl disable gui/$(id -u)/com.logi.manager.daemon

Disables the Logitech Manager Daemon (background service that listens for devices, runs analytics, and injects input hooks).

→ Prevents Spotlight freeze by stopping those system-level hooks.

→ Your Logi Options+ app and custom button mappings still work normally.

🧩 2️⃣ launchctl disable gui/$(id -u)/com.logi.optionsplus.updater

Disables the Logi Options+ auto-updater agent.

→ Stops background update checks and daemon restarts that can reintroduce the bug.

→ You can still check for updates manually inside the Logi Options+ app.

You must reboot your laptop.

Enjoy.

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Oct 13, 2025 6:47 PM in response to leroydouglas

I tried this re-index trick. It does not fix the issue. I’ve updated four of my Macs to Tahoe. On two of them, Spotlight is fine, on the other two it is not finding any files or contacts.

Oct 20, 2025 6:52 PM in response to difens

I have the exact same issue. It is extremely frustrating.

APPhilly

Level 1

8 points

Oct 21, 2025 9:21 AM in response to MacInRedmond

Because I use Chrome (on a Mac) and Gmail, I added the Google Contacts extension by Auto Gmail. It simply pops up a Contacts window where you can search for folks. Not sophisticated, but handy.

eugelit1

Level 1

120 points

Oct 22, 2025 5:26 AM in response to androidguy2004

Rebuilding and the solutions mentioned here do not work for me. Issue persists.

APPhilly

Level 1

8 points

Nov 18, 2025 4:57 PM in response to androidguy2004

Today, I was searching and discovered several options that had not been there previously. I was able to find a contact and a document in MyDrive (Google Drive). Somebody must have fixed a bug.

Happy!

Spotlight search broken since update to MacOS Tahoe