Solve Privacy List Error on Sequoia 15.6.1

Since a couple of weeks, we have an old M1 Mac Mini at the office. Prior i worked on a very old Mac Pro running 10.11.6 All worked nice and really liked this OS.


Since we got this new machine, i see major issues with Spotlight. Mainly the indexing stopping and not working. I've been through so many workflows and none seem to work. The recurring issue is that the spotlight server seems to stop and when i try to add/remove folders in Privacy section under Preferences > Spotlight > Search Preferences, i keep getting this; "Privacy List Error".


I've removed the index multiple times, went into safe booth and then remove the index. Each time i restart it, it runs for a while and then it stops.

Posted on Oct 21, 2025 10:10 AM

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Oct 23, 2025 8:01 AM in response to schro3f

To Drill Down further and to avoid a session of Q&A, Q&A  and Q&A  


Download the Application Etrecheck  ( External Link ) directly from the Developer.


The Application is Not a " Silver Bullet "  and is  only a tool to examine the Hardware / Software used on this computer 


This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer Hardware / Software used on this computer 


The application is free or paid from added features. 


The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 


Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<

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