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Q:
How can I disable Spotlight on my Mac OS 10.4.x (Tiger) system?
A:
In the Terminal, do this:
$ sudo su # chmod 0000 /Library/Spotlight # chmod 0000 /System/Library/Spotlight # chmod 0000 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle # chmod 0000 /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Spotlight.prefPane # chmod 0000 /System/Library/Services/Spotlight.service # chmod 0000 /System/Library/Contextual Menu Items/SpotlightCM.plugin # chmod 0000 /System/Library/StartupItems/Metadata # chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdimport # chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdcheckschema # chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdfind # chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdls # chmod 0000 /usr/bin/mdutil # chmod 0000 /usr/bin/md After a reboot, open a new Terminal and do sudo su to make a root shell, then: # rm -r /.Spotlight-V100 # rm -r /private/var/tmp/mds # exit Why use chmod? This hack can be reversed by repairing permissions.
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