Comments on: Is mds thrashing your OS X? http://xentek.net/articles/475/is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19827 By: Eric Marden http://xentek.net/articles/475/is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x/#comment-1133 Eric Marden Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:27:14 +0000 http:/xentek.net/?p=475#comment-1133 Good Point. When I originally posted this, I wasn't using time machine. I am now, and haven't disabled MDS. Good Point. When I originally posted this, I wasn’t using time machine. I am now, and haven’t disabled MDS.

]]> By: Jacob Godserv http://xentek.net/articles/475/is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x/#comment-1132 Jacob Godserv Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:40:45 +0000 http:/xentek.net/?p=475#comment-1132 Time Machine will fail. It needs Spotlight's indexing for its drive for some reason. Time Machine will fail. It needs Spotlight’s indexing for its drive for some reason.

]]> By: Eric Marden http://xentek.net/articles/475/is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x/#comment-1131 Eric Marden Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:20:09 +0000 http:/xentek.net/?p=475#comment-1131 Good tips, thanks. Good tips, thanks.

]]> By: Josh Lindsey http://xentek.net/articles/475/is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x/#comment-1130 Josh Lindsey Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:19:14 +0000 http:/xentek.net/?p=475#comment-1130 For a more "permanent" solution, Locate the two files /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Spotlight.plist and com.apple.mdwrite.plist. Move them someplace else (I just made a folder called "backup" in the LaunchAgents directory) and reboot. This will stop Spotlight and indexing completely and remove the Spotlight icon from the menu bar. Who needs it with Quicksilver, anyway? I've been told that some apps' search functionality won't work without Spotlight indexing but I've yet to encounter any broken apps. Proceed with caution as YMMV. For a more “permanent” solution, Locate the two files /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Spotlight.plist and com.apple.mdwrite.plist. Move them someplace else (I just made a folder called “backup” in the LaunchAgents directory) and reboot.

This will stop Spotlight and indexing completely and remove the Spotlight icon from the menu bar. Who needs it with Quicksilver, anyway? I’ve been told that some apps’search functionality won’t work without Spotlight indexing but I’ve yet to encounter any broken apps. Proceed with caution as YMMV.

]]> By: Eric Marden http://xentek.net/articles/475/is-mds-thrashing-your-os-x/#comment-1129 Eric Marden Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:06:59 +0000 http:/xentek.net/?p=475#comment-1129 This is how you turn off Spotlight Indexing. This is how you turn off Spotlight Indexing.

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