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A better way
As the previous poster said, first modify /etc/hostconfig to read:
Then to get rid of the existing index, run these two commands from Terminal:
The first command disables indexing on the boot volume, and the second erases the existing template. You can then use Activity Monitor to kill any mds or mdimport processes or else just reboot. Futzing with permissions will probably break OS updates that try to update files in the zeroed-out directories and of course won't survive a repair-permissions run.
If you later change your mind and decide you want Spotlight after all, it's easy to reactivate. Set in /etc/hostconfig, run in Terminal: and reboot.
Right
Right on the money. This is the proper way to do it, and works nicely.
Using the original hint is butchery - future Mac OS X updates might have issues (unable to update all parts or worse, updating only some, etc.). Also, running Repair Permissions might very well undo your handywork. ---
what happens
what happens to command-f and the search filed in finder windows once Spotlight is disabled? Do the stop functioning, or revert to Panther searching methods?
what happens
I disabled my Spotlight in hostconfig - only to find out that too my HORROR... it now appears all Finder searching is useless. It does not appear to revert back to Panther -style searching. I just tested several Finder searches inside directories with about 20 files in them. Searched for KNOWN file inside that dir. Finder search just chugged and chugged and spun and never found anything. This is DISGRACEFUL and I hope it is changed soon. My aging G4 can not handle the strain of Spotlight - so I have no other option but to disable it... but I still need Finder searches..... what were they thinking!!!
Finder searching with Spotlight
I did NOT disable Spotlight in hostconfig, but DID turn off indexing.
Finder searching with Spotlight
Great, how do I do that?
A better way
How about a way to disable spotlight (even temporarily) but *without* rebooting?
A better way
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