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macOSFix July 11, 2026 4 min read

Fixing High CPU Usage from mds_stores and mdworker (Not a Broken Spotlight)

Distinguishing normal, temporary Spotlight indexing load from a genuinely stuck reindex loop, and how to actually resolve the latter instead of just tolerating high CPU indefinitely.

#spotlight#mdworker#performance

macOSFix July 9, 2026 2 min read

Fixing Spotlight When It Stops Finding Files You Know Exist

Spotlight search comes up empty for files you can see in Finder. Here's how to check indexing status and force a clean rebuild without losing any data.

#fix#spotlight#macos

macOSDeep Dive July 9, 2026 4 min read

Spotlight Internals: How macOS Indexes and Searches Your Files

How mdworker, metadata importers, and Spotlight's index let macOS answer file searches in milliseconds instead of scanning the disk on demand.

#spotlight#indexing#macos