Re: OS X Finder Search Question

I use EasyFind (although I'm sure there are others) [ http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11076/easyfind]. It's slow, but it's thorough. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Pete wrote: > Hi Howard - what 3rd party tool do you use? > Pete > Molly's Revenge > > > > > On S

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

On 09/26/2011 07:43 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: Apple doesn't assume you are an idiot. They assume a lot of people in general are idiots. And they are right. Here and there I encounter people who try to fix their computer themselves. I just did a wipe and reinstall for one guy whose system was acti

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Apple doesn't assume you are an idiot. They assume a lot of people in general are idiots. And they are right. Here and there I encounter people who try to fix their computer themselves. I just did a wipe and reinstall for one guy whose system was acting up, and 3 days later he was back because 2

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Thanks you Gerry, that worked. I guess my problem is that I don't regard the LIbrary folder as a system folder - it's where I install some of my application's files per Apple's guidelines. Plus it seems that I can't list all files with a particular filename in one search, on ein system files and

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

It's easy to search for System and System-related files and folders (like the Library folder and it's sub-folders) in OS X Lion and Snow Leopard (and perhaps earlier): In the Finder press Command-F to open a search window. From the "Kind" pop-up menu, choose "Other…". Find

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Hear, hear. Let's face it, if Microsoft had pulled this crap 20 years ago, we'd all have been up in arms about it but now Apple gets away with it for some reason. It's because of Apple's attitude that I use a Android phone, a Google browser, and (maybe) and Android tablet. Not that Google isn't

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Hi Howard - what 3rd party tool do you use? Pete Molly's Revenge On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Howard Bornstein wrote: > I have never found the Spotlight search to be complete. When I absolutely > have to find a file, I use a third-party search tool because Sp

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Ah well, yet another example of Apple's imperious attitude to anyone who uses their computers - we're all idiots who couldn't possibly need to do that! Over the years, I've gone back and forth between Windows and OS X and I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to trey Windows again. Pete Molly's

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

I'm getting pretty sick of Apple assuming I'm an idiot and 'protecting me'. Lion is the epitome of this ethic. They are 'fixing' a lot of crap that doesn't need fixing. I love 64 bit performance but at what price? For someone that had a Mac on his desk in 1983 and an Apple II plus in 1980, this i

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

On 9/25/11 7:20 PM, Pete wrote: Thanks Mark. IS that the Privacy tab of the Spotlight Preferences? If so, I don ;t see anything there that would exclude that folder, unless there's some global option somewhere that excludes all system files? Apple doesn't believe you should need to find any s

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

I have never found the Spotlight search to be complete. When I absolutely have to find a file, I use a third-party search tool because Spotlight is so unreliable. -- Regards, Howard Bornstein --- www.designeq.com On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Pete wrote: > Thanks Mark.

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Thanks Mark. IS that the Privacy tab of the Spotlight Preferences? If so, I don ;t see anything there that would exclude that folder, unless there's some global option somewhere that excludes all system files? Pete Molly's Revenge On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Re: OS X Finder Search Question

Hi Pete, One reason could be that system files have been excluded from indexing in the Spotlight preferences. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 See

OS X Finder Search Question

I'm using the search bar at the top of a Finder window to find all files with a given name. The search is on "This Mac" and I just search file names, not contents. There's at least one file that deosn't show up in the results for some reason. It is located in folder ~/Library/Application Support