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When spotlight indexing turns to shit...
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stupid-spotlight.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Reference: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/62715/applications-dont-show-up-in-spotlight
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 /
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