2018-10-17 16:25:06 +01:00
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# mdutil
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> Manage the metadata stores used by Spotlight for indexing.
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2021-11-03 17:09:46 +00:00
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> More information: <https://ss64.com/osx/mdutil.html>.
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2018-10-17 16:25:06 +01:00
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- Show the indexing status of the startup volume:
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`mdutil -s {{/}}`
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- Turn on/off the Spotlight indexing for a given volume:
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`mdutil -i {{on|off}} {{path/to/volume}}`
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2021-01-04 18:53:11 +00:00
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- Turn on/off indexing for all volumes:
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`mdutil -a -i {{on|off}}`
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2018-10-17 16:25:06 +01:00
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- Erase the metadata stores and restart the indexing process:
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`mdutil -E {{path/to/volume}}`
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