Originally Posted By: artie505
Try clicking on the "Settings" icon and checking the "Scan all files" box and see what happens.

I have now tried that two ways. The first was simply scan all files using the single name I was seeking.

I soon had a huge list of items and, very clearly, most of them would not be related to the name I sought. I'm guessing that the program brought up every file that contained the name within another word. For example: Seeking "for" would generate a list of every word like forget, forgive, Ford, et cetera.

That's not very helpful.

I then tried by putting in both the first and last names. That search generated another long list except that the name I sought absolutely would not be in even one of them.

Even less helpful, especially considering that the Spotlight search generated results in which every single item was pertinent.

Last edited by ryck; 02/06/16 02:32 PM.

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