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rebuild spotlight index on macos

Version A

sudo mdutil -E /

Version B

sudo mdutil -a -i off
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist`
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist`
sudo mdutil -a -i on

Version C

sudo mdutil -a -i off /
sudo mdutil -a -i off /System/Volumes/Data
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
sudo rm -Rf /System/Volumes/Data/.Spotlight-V100/
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
sudo mdutil -a -i on /
sudo mdutil -a -i on /System/Volumes/Data
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