OS 10.5 - How can I stop Spitlight from indexing backuup drives

naftalim · naftalim #1 (**permalink**)

11-14-2007, 04:32 PM

How can I stop Spotlight from indexing backup drives. A friend has 3 volumes on an external drive, and it indexes all of them when she starts her Mac.

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kgeier82 · kgeier82 #2 (**permalink**)

11-14-2007, 08:29 PM

system pref> spotlight> privacy, add it

giulio · giulio #3 (**permalink**)

11-14-2007, 09:17 PM

That might not be a good idea. What if you deleted a file from your hard drive? Spotlight would still find it on your backup.

kgeier82 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 01, 2006 Posts: 1,495 Mac Specs: MBP 2.4/2GB/200HD/256 8600gt	11-14-2007, 08:29 PM system pref> spotlight> privacy, add it 2.4ghz Unibody \| Hitachi 320GB 7200 \| 256MB 9600gt
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Member Since: Sep 25, 2007 Posts: 213	11-14-2007, 04:32 PM How can I stop Spotlight from indexing backup drives. A friend has 3 volumes on an external drive, and it indexes all of them when she starts her Mac. Thanks
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