locksley2000 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 If I type in open file it shows the option but I can't select it. If I start to type in a file name it won't appear. It just shows google search etc. I ran troubleshooting on the file and it was all green (see below) in Alfred. How can I get files to come up in search? Running Alfred 5.5 with powerpack on Mac M1 Sonoma 14.4.1 Starting Diagnostics... File: 'IMG_8515.jpg' Path: '/Users/username/Downloads' ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file cache database... ✅ File cache integrity is ok ----------------------------------------------------------- Check if file is readable... ✅ Alfred has permissions to read this file. Unix Permissions: 420 Underlying Type: NSFileTypeRegular Extended Attributes: ( "com.apple.lastuseddate#PS", "com.apple.macl", "com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags", "com.apple.metadata:kMDLabel_g5a2afvxdywsrv54ihqz63mffm", "com.apple.quarantine" ) ----------------------------------------------------------- Check if volume '/' is indexed by macOS... ✅ Indexing is enabled on this drive ----------------------------------------------------------- Check direct file metadata... ✅ Direct metadata available Display Name: IMG_8515 Other Names: IMG_8515.jpg Content Type: public.jpeg Last Used: 2024-04-24 19:14:52 +0000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check mdls file metadata... ✅ Metadata contains required items _kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions = "IMG_8515.jpg" kMDItemAcquisitionMake = "Apple" kMDItemAcquisitionModel = "iPhone 11" kMDItemAlternateNames = ( "IMG_8515.jpg" ) kMDItemAperture = 1.69599381283836 kMDItemBitsPerSample = 24 kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB" kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2024-04-24 19:13:51 +0000 kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2024-04-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2024-04-24 19:13:51 +0000 kMDItemContentType = "public.jpeg" kMDItemContentTypeTree = ( "public.jpeg", "public.image", "public.data", "public.item", "public.content" ) kMDItemCreator = "17.4.1" kMDItemDateAdded = 2024-04-24 19:14:52 +0000 kMDItemDisplayName = "IMG_8515" kMDItemDocumentIdentifier = 0 kMDItemEXIFVersion = "2.3.2" kMDItemExposureMode = 0 kMDItemExposureProgram = 2 kMDItemExposureTimeSeconds = 0.008264462809917356 kMDItemFlashOnOff = 0 kMDItemFNumber = 1.8 kMDItemFocalLength = 4.25 kMDItemFocalLength35mm = 26 kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2024-04-24 19:14:52 +0000 kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2024-04-24 19:14:52 +0000 kMDItemFSCreatorCode = "" kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16 kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null) kMDItemFSInvisible = 0 kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 1 kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null) kMDItemFSLabel = 0 kMDItemFSName = "IMG_8515.jpg" kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null) kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20 kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501 kMDItemFSSize = 4264371 kMDItemFSTypeCode = "" kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0 kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2024-04-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemISOSpeed = 40 kMDItemKind = "JPEG image" kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2024-04-24 19:14:52 +0000 kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2024-04-24 00:00:00 +0000 kMDItemLogicalSize = 4264371 kMDItemMeteringMode = 5 kMDItemOrientation = 1 kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4268032 kMDItemPixelCount = 12192768 kMDItemPixelHeight = 4032 kMDItemPixelWidth = 3024 kMDItemProfileName = "Display P3" kMDItemRedEyeOnOff = 0 kMDItemResolutionHeightDPI = 72 kMDItemResolutionWidthDPI = 72 kMDItemUseCount = 5 kMDItemUsedDates = ( "2024-04-24 05:00:00 +0000" ) kMDItemUserCreatedDate = ( "2024-04-24 19:14:52 +0000" ) kMDItemUserCreatedUserHandle = ( 501 ) kMDItemWhiteBalance = 0 ----------------------------------------------------------- Check file is in search scope... ✅ File exists within Alfred's default search scope ----------------------------------------------------------- Check MDQuery file search... ✅ macOS returned a match for this file in your search scope. File Search Results for search scope ( "[1] /System/Volumes/Data/Users/username/Downloads/IMG_8515.jpg" ) File Search Results for ~/ ( "[1] /System/Volumes/Data/Users/username/Downloads/IMG_8515.jpg" ) File Search Results for / ( "[1] /System/Volumes/Data/Users/username/Downloads/IMG_8515.jpg" ) ----------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Troubleshooting passed Link to comment
tanzpartner Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) Maybe you have to add the folders that contain the files you expect in the Alfred Prefernces -> Default Results -> Search scope. EDIT: or, just type the filename instead of prefacing it with "open" Edited April 24 by tanzpartner Link to comment
vitor Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Did you type a space after open? Also, try just just opening Alfred and pressing the space bar (you’ll see ' appear) and type the name of your file then. See also Troubleshooting File Indexing Issues. Link to comment
locksley2000 Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Yes I tried space also can not click open file in Alfred command bar. On the link I have done everything through step 4. Hesitant about the metadata step. Link to comment
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