Spotlgiht Corrupted/Broken

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skunkworker

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I can never reindex spotlgiht because it starts but then stops for some reason. A little while ago i ran out of space because of a faulty hd and a backup program. Any Suggestions?
 
In Terminal;

delete and rebuild command for the boot volume

sudo mdutil -E /
 
Spotlight: How to re-index files and folders
Want to re-index a file or folder—or even an entire volume—for Spotlight (part of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger)? Just do this:

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
Click Spotlight.
Click the Privacy tab.
Drag a file, a folder, or even an entire volume (your hard drive) to the list.
Remove the item or volume you just added.
Spotlight will re-index the contents of the item you initially dragged to the list.
 
bobw said:
Spotlight: How to re-index files and folders
Want to re-index a file or folder—or even an entire volume—for Spotlight (part of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger)? Just do this:

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
Click Spotlight.
Click the Privacy tab.
Drag a file, a folder, or even an entire volume (your hard drive) to the list.
Remove the item or volume you just added.
Spotlight will re-index the contents of the item you initially dragged to the list.
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My Hard Drive will not mount on there. It has the spinning beachball of death then nothing. Even dragging doesnt work.
 
it is currently indexing. It hasnt gone this long since i got tiger. thanks. i havnt until now repaired my drive.-it fixes soo many things
 
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