Spotlight and Apps on a VMWare image

KJTurner · KJTurner #1 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 04:38 PM

When I invoke Spotlight on my MacBook it lists applications that are not even installed on the Mac. I use Windows XP on my MacBook via VMWare and Spotlight includes documents, applications, files, etc that are on the VMWare virtual machine. I don't want that behavior -- is there a way to stop that so it only indexes files on the Mac?

KJTurner · KJTurner #2 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 02:06 PM

I figure out the solution to my own problem. I just had to add the directory where the VMWare images are.

If you need to know how...

Navigate to System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy Tab
Click '+' to add the folder

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KJTurner #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 19, 2008 Posts: 3	01-05-2009, 04:38 PM When I invoke Spotlight on my MacBook it lists applications that are not even installed on the Mac. I use Windows XP on my MacBook via VMWare and Spotlight includes documents, applications, files, etc that are on the VMWare virtual machine. I don't want that behavior -- is there a way to stop that so it only indexes files on the Mac?
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KJTurner #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 19, 2008 Posts: 3	01-06-2009, 02:06 PM I figure out the solution to my own problem. I just had to add the directory where the VMWare images are. If you need to know how... Navigate to System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy Tab Click '+' to add the folder
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