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Finder not searching files in specific folders

When I do a search in the search bar of Finder and narrow for a specific folder, the system retrieves no results. I know that a file is there with that name but I get no results.

I run Monterrey 12.1 on a 20202 MacBook Pro.


Any suggestions?


Thanks



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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 8:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2022 8:20 AM

Atgman wrote:

When I do a search in the search bar of Finder and narrow for a specific folder, the system retrieves no results. I know that a file is there with that name but I get no results.
I run Monterrey 12.1 on a 20202 MacBook Pro.



Rebuild Spotlight search— drag your Macintosh HD to the Privacy field, and after 30 sec. remove it to jump start the indexing anew.





Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support



The current stable release of Monterey macOS 12.3.1


Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/get-macos-updates-mchlpx1065/mac


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Apr 12, 2022 8:20 AM in response to Atgman

Atgman wrote:

When I do a search in the search bar of Finder and narrow for a specific folder, the system retrieves no results. I know that a file is there with that name but I get no results.
I run Monterrey 12.1 on a 20202 MacBook Pro.



Rebuild Spotlight search— drag your Macintosh HD to the Privacy field, and after 30 sec. remove it to jump start the indexing anew.





Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support



The current stable release of Monterey macOS 12.3.1


Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/get-macos-updates-mchlpx1065/mac


Finder not searching files in specific folders

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