Finder can't find.

jeff deverauxjeff deveraux
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
When I do a search for some files that I know are on my computer, finder can't find them. I recently bought a new computer and transfered all of my data from the old computer to my new one. These are the files finder can't find.

I don't remember exactly how I transfered the data, but it automatically created a new user and transfered all my applications in the process (if that tid-bit helps).



Anyone have experience with this? I'd certainly appreciate some help on this one. Thanks.



2 x 2.8 Quad-core Intel Xeon

2gig ram

OSX 10.5.3



Old computer:

single 1.8 tower

Tiger (not sure which version)

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 2
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,322moderator
    It maybe didn't index the files properly. If you open system prefs and go to Spotlight > privacy. Drag your drive into the panel. This will get rid of the Spotlight database on the drive. Remove it from the panel and Spotlight should reindex your drive - you'll need to wait until it's finished before searching.
  • Reply 2 of 2
    jeff deverauxjeff deveraux Posts: 28member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marvin View Post


    It maybe didn't index the files properly. If you open system prefs and go to Spotlight > privacy. Drag your drive into the panel. This will get rid of the Spotlight database on the drive. Remove it from the panel and Spotlight should reindex your drive - you'll need to wait until it's finished before searching.



    It worked!

    Thank you very much!
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