10.4: Keep the Trash out of Spotlight

Aug 02, '05 09:18:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

Tiger only hintJust in case we're not all tired of hints about Spotlight's Privacy panel, I thought I'd mention this one...

By default, Spotlight searches include items in the trash can. While this may be a feature to some ("where did I put that file? Oh yeah, it's in the trash."), it can be quite a frustration to those of us who are constantly throwing away files of the same name. You can add your trash can to Spotlight's Privacy panel to stop this behavior.

Because the folder is hidden, though, you'll need to locate it in the Finder first. Choose Go -> Go to Folder (or just hit Shift-Command-G), and type in ~/.Trash. The Trash folder will show up in a Finder window, and from there, you can drag the folder over to the open Privacy panel. Now all of your garbage will be garbage.

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