Macs use a database created by Spotlight to search for files, emails, and other items on Mac OS X. Sometimes this database can get damaged and searches don't work. To reset Spotlight use these commands from Terminal...
To erase all the local stores: sudo mdutil -E / To set the indexing status ON: sudo mdutil -i on /
I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: An Interesting Time: Where it will go, who really knows, but it's going to be an interesting time. (posted 2025-12-28 at 19:06:07). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2025-11-06 Democracy v Bureaucracy: It's not left versus right which I am complaining about: it is bureaucracy versus democracy!.