Spotlight Indexing Running Wild
Jenny Zeng (via John Gordon):
Several users have reported a bug on macOS Sequoia regarding Spotlight indexing writing a huge amount of data. Consequently, they are experiencing a large System Data on Mac and rapid SSD wear.
She recommends deleting /.Spotlight-V100 and ~/Library/Metadata/CoreSpotlight. I’ve always use mdutil to reset Spotlight, but I’ve now seen several people recommend that deleting the folders works better.
To prevent Spotlight runs wild on indexing again, you can stop it from indexing your internal disk with the following steps.
Previously:
- Fixing “Optimize Storage”
- Fixing mediaanalysisd Storage and CPU Use
- Invasive Spotlight Indexing
- Pruning iOS “System Data”
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July 21, 2025 5:06 PM
I found where it just stops showing applications. It's as if the index breaks. I don't understand searching for application is one of those common things, how can this even break?
