[X4U] Change where Spotlight Searches"

John Baltutis baltwo at san.rr.com
Fri Mar 2 19:45:32 PST 2007


On 03/02/07, I wrote:
> On 03/02/07, Lee Licata <lalicata at alum.rpi.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Have a G4 PB, System 10.4.8, and all up to date.
>>
>> Is there a way to change where Spotlight searches. It now searches
>> "computer" and I really want the default to be "home."
>
> That's not Spotlight, but Finder's Find. Click on the Desktop, click on Home,
> enter a search term, and, when it finishes,  click on the upper, left-hand
> button. Click on the Desktop and CMD+F. That should pop up with Home selected.
> Note this won't work with Others, only between Computer and Home. I don't have
> any Servers, so I don't know it work with that option.

I missed a step in that procedure, brain ahead of fingers. The first line
should read:
That's not Spotlight, but Finder's Find. Click on the Desktop, CMD+F, click on
Home,

Sorry for the confusion that it may have caused anyone.


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