How to fix Finder and Spotlight crashing issues on iMac?

hello all,


Bit of a odd one, finder / spotlight crashes when searching.

  1. removed all 3rd party software
  2. cleaned PLST files
  3. rebuild Spotlight index


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Original Title: Finder / spotlight crashing after one key press

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7

Posted on Oct 8, 2025 12:40 PM

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How to fix Finder and Spotlight crashing issues on iMac?

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