Running the basic test on a folder in your Home folder, extending that to documents that use a custom mdimporter, to other volumes and locations, and other search terms.
troubleshooting
How to check there’s no hardware problem, then use Restore in DFU mode to completely wipe internal storage, including firmware, and reset the NVRAM.
Your Mac unexpectedly restarts, and a little after logging in you see a Panic Alert. Before sending that to Apple, save a copy and follow this guidance, including how to read a panic log.
If you’re looking for good advice on Macs, Apple’s support documentation is often limited, and the Tips app has a long way to go before it’s useful. Why not try ChatGPT? Six case studies might be helpful.
From dispatch of a new automatic backup, through computing which items need to be backed up, cleaning up snapshots and old backups, to success at the end.
You’ve just installed an update or upgrade and your Mac just isn’t right. How to tackle everything from a boot loop to a downgrade.
There should be an update available, but you can’t find it, or it fails to install, or you have problems with a Content Caching Server. How to tackle these.
A strategy for diagnosing problems using the log. How to limit the number of entries shown using appropriate periods and predicates, and more.
Reading the log in macOS isn’t easy, but here ten systems where it’s the only way to discover and address problems, and a bonus 11th.
There’s a problem with your Mac, so you try starting it up in Recovery. But that doesn’t work. What should try next? Intel and Apple silicon Macs are then quite different.
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