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Re: Using Spotlight to search for .prefPane...
Authored by: mugget on May 26, '05 07:32:16PM

i just tried to use Spotlight to search for ".prefPane". i even tried searching for "DiskImages.prefPane". both searches showed no results for the DiskImages prefPane. in fact, the only thing that came close was a few prefPane preference files. :/

i thought that Spotlight didn't search in the System folder? or is my Spotlight just broken?



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Re: Using Spotlight to search for .prefPane...
Authored by: Spam Bait on Jun 10, '05 01:28:05AM
Spotlight can't find it but locate can. First, manually update the locate database
sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
Next, find the prefsPane
locate *.prefPane
- the * indicates a wildcard and will search for any files that have .prefPane appended to the end.

Now, how exactly do I make Spotlight index my entire HD and not evade the Library and System folders?

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