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Um, I deleted Spotlight And now I want it back!

#1 User is offline   Mr. Selvetarm Icon

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Post icon  Posted 15 March 2009 - 05:36 PM

A couple of months ago my computer wouldn't stop indexing my drive. As you might imagine this took up a considerable chunk of RAM which slowed the entire firetruckin' thing down. So I looked up how to get rid of Spotlight (I already had QuickSilver and the only thing I used spotlight for was the "Recent" thing in Finder. So it's been a few months, and I'm kinda getting miffed that I don't have the files. In fact, I don't even know which files I deleted. Do any of you IMGers know how I could get it back?

Edit: So after a bit of research, I think I deleted "Search.bundle" under HD/System/Library/Core Services/ . My Spotlight.app is still there but the thing that makes it tick isn't. Could somebody just send me the file?

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Posted 16 March 2009 - 04:25 AM

Are you running Tiger or Leopard?

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Posted 02 May 2009 - 04:20 PM

You could simply Archive and install Mac OS X.

I sure miss Panther's Finder. Indexing a HD was a breeze also in Panther. Ah, the olden days of yore, when Mac OS X was
simple as pie and tBC was much younger and didn't yell as much. :(


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Posted 02 May 2009 - 05:26 PM

I DON'T YELL!!
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Posted 02 May 2009 - 07:03 PM

Umm, are you yelling at me?

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Posted 02 May 2009 - 08:04 PM

I'm going to do a thorough cleanup/reformat/reinstall when school gets out. Spotlight can wait, Quicksilver is fine for now.

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Posted 02 May 2009 - 10:06 PM

View PostMr. Selvetarm, on May 2nd 2009, 10:04 PM, said:

I'm going to do a thorough cleanup/reformat/reinstall when school gets out. Spotlight can wait, Quicksilver is fine for now.

Awesome! I love cleanups/reformats/andreinstalls!!!!
Can I come over and supervise and couch you along? And maybe, just maybe, tBC too?
I'll order the pizza. With anchovies for tBC of course.

Quicksilver? I know I've heard of that. I'll have to check that out sometime. Maybe after I backup, cleanup,
reformat, and reinstall. ;)

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Posted 03 May 2009 - 09:01 AM

View Postyo-mike, on May 2nd 2009, 09:06 PM, said:

Can I come over and supervise and couch you along? And maybe, just maybe, tBC too?

Count me out unless you meant to say "coach"!
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Posted 04 May 2009 - 01:33 AM

You deleted spotlight rather than just give it time to finish (i.e. run it overnight or something)?

Does not compute.
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Posted 04 May 2009 - 07:39 PM

I left it on for a week. :( If it can't finish in that time, while hogging the majority of my COu and RAM, then its out.

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Posted 04 May 2009 - 10:59 PM

View Postthe Battle Cat, on May 3rd 2009, 11:01 AM, said:

Count me out unless you meant to say "coach"!


Yes, I meant "coach". And I'm taking a snapshot this time. (I think I'm going to have to call Tuncer about this.) tBC is going to get spanked!!! :lol:
The "a" is pretty far away from the "u" on my keyboard, so I don't know how that happened.

BTW, where's me more pics??? Don't answer that. :bleedingeyes: ;)

EDIT- Here comes the Frost!!! Run!!! (I swear you guys must have some sort of an alarm when I post on these boards)


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