MacOS 10.9 - 10.13 Spotlight Reindexing Fix

spotlight_fix.sh

#!/bin/bash
  
# Check for root/sudo
if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
    echo "This script should not be run using sudo or as the root user"
    exit 1
fi


# Turn off indexing
echo "Turning off Spotlight indexing..."
sudo mdutil -a -i off

# Unload Spotlight
echo "Unloading Spotlight..."
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

# Reload Spotlight
echo "Reloading Spotlight..."
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

# Turn on indexing
echo "Turning on Spotlight indexing..."
sudo mdutil -a -i on