Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Macs are terrible at file searching!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="miditime" data-source="post: 1582495" data-attributes="member: 325770"><p><strong>Macs are terrible at file searching</strong></p><p></p><p>Windows - all versions are terrilble at file searching - But Macs up until 10.6.8 were Rock Solid. </p><p></p><p>I would search through 10 TB of disk files for content and my Mac would find it every time.</p><p></p><p>Now- not only can my Mac not find content - but pulls up hundreds of unrelated file hits that don't have anything to do with my search on Name of File searches.</p><p></p><p>I've re-indexed all my disks - which helped - but it's still awful at searching.</p><p></p><p>Spotlight is really lame.</p><p></p><p>Powerful is not a word I would use to describe it's search capabilities.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>Lame would be the word.</p><p></p><p>OS 10.6.8 was "powerful"</p><p></p><p>Apple is trying to make their operating system more like Windows 8. Yuch!!!!!!!</p><p></p><p>Steve Jobs is turning in his grave.</p><p></p><p>As soon as he departs - no one is watching the programmers. (Hired at min. wage from Microsoft.)<img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Not-Amused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Not-Amused:" title="Not Amused :Not-Amused:" data-shortname=":Not-Amused:" /><img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Not-Amused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Not-Amused:" title="Not Amused :Not-Amused:" data-shortname=":Not-Amused:" /><img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Not-Amused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Not-Amused:" title="Not Amused :Not-Amused:" data-shortname=":Not-Amused:" /></p><p></p><p>When I want to find a file - I do not want to see hundreds of unrelated files that do not contain the words I typed in to search.</p><p></p><p>Many times I'm forced to remember where I put files.</p><p></p><p>thanks Apple for a huge step backwards!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="miditime, post: 1582495, member: 325770"] [b]Macs are terrible at file searching[/b] Windows - all versions are terrilble at file searching - But Macs up until 10.6.8 were Rock Solid. I would search through 10 TB of disk files for content and my Mac would find it every time. Now- not only can my Mac not find content - but pulls up hundreds of unrelated file hits that don't have anything to do with my search on Name of File searches. I've re-indexed all my disks - which helped - but it's still awful at searching. Spotlight is really lame. Powerful is not a word I would use to describe it's search capabilities. :( Lame would be the word. OS 10.6.8 was "powerful" Apple is trying to make their operating system more like Windows 8. Yuch!!!!!!! Steve Jobs is turning in his grave. As soon as he departs - no one is watching the programmers. (Hired at min. wage from Microsoft.):Not-Amused::Not-Amused::Not-Amused: When I want to find a file - I do not want to see hundreds of unrelated files that do not contain the words I typed in to search. Many times I'm forced to remember where I put files. thanks Apple for a huge step backwards! [/QUOTE]
Verification
Name this item. 🍎
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
Macs are terrible at file searching!
Top
