Disabling it completely is quite simple but it does require you to run a command in your Terminal application. If you ever need to turn it back on, the process is just as simple. See the steps below to disable and enable it. Step 1: Startup the Terminal application by clicking on Launchpad , then in the search field at the top of the screen type in Terminal. This will show the application. Click on it to start it up. Step 2: Once the Terminal app is open, copy and paste the following command into it: sudo mdutil -i off.
Step 3: Hit Return and you will need to enter your password. It will be the same password you use to log in to your computer. Hit return again and mds will be disabled. Step 4: If you would like to turn it back on again, copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window and then hit Return again: sudo mdutil -i on. This is something that only you as the user can answer. If you use Spotlight a lot to search for files and applications, then you may not want to disable this.
It is probably best to be patient and wait for mds to finish indexing or restrict it to only the important parts of your drive.
Be aware that there are some 3rd party applications out there that use Spotlight and its indexing feature. So if you use any apps like that, it may cause an issue with them. Thankfully it is quite easy to turn back on if you find that you need to do so.
When this happens you can have Spotlight reindex by following the steps provided by Apple. I hope that one of these solutions can help you if you are seeing issues caused by mds. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. These issues range from our hardware to the software. When this error occurs, that seamless surfing that you enjoyed ceases, and your machine severely slows down. Most times, your system overheats and places more pressure on your cooling fan.
Hence, you easily find whatever you want with a simple search on Spotlight. We can agree that Spotlight is a unique and essential feature of Mac, so allowing it to do its job is ideal. By default, the indexing process should take between 15 to 45 minutes; its duration depends on a few factors, which you will see below. A magnifying glass represents Spotlight. If you find a dot at the center of the Spotlight icon, you know indexing is going on.
When you click on it, Mac will show you the index duration. You can configure the Spotlight index to start manually or automatically. However, it usually comes on when you restart your computer. The spike is often due to large deletion or addition of data on your hard drive.
It could also increase CPU usage when an app or multiple apps are continually changing some folder contents. The earlier you tackle the issue, the better; when your CPU resources are overly consumed, your computer might become unusable, it might freeze, deteriorate, malfunction, hang and fail to respond to commands. If your "mds" process has been going at full force for over an hour, then it's probably never going to sort itself out and you're going to have to step in.
After much research and trial and error, I came across 2 simple terminal commands that will restart Spotlight and get you back in good shape. First, copy this into Termainal to stop Spotlight:. And that should do it. It will force Spotlight to stop indexing and when it restarts, it should go back to normal.
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