When I open the system preferences for Spotlight, I am unable to add
folders to be exempt from indexing. I can open the privacy window in the
preferences and then drag a folder there, but the folder doesn't show up
where there should be a list of folders exempted from spotlight. Same goes
for clicking the 'add button' - it goes through the motions of allowing me
to select a folder but like with drag and drop, nothing shows up where the
list should be.

Any suggestions about how to fix that?
I'm using a fresh install of OS X 1.4.5 on a PowerBook G4

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In article <7zyXf.895$hi2.363@news.itd.umich.edu>,
<lars@nospam.nosoftwarepatents.edu> wrote:

> When I open the system preferences for Spotlight, I am unable to add
> folders to be exempt from indexing. I can open the privacy window in the
> preferences and then drag a folder there, but the folder doesn't show up
> where there should be a list of folders exempted from spotlight. Same goes
> for clicking the 'add button' - it goes through the motions of allowing me
> to select a folder but like with drag and drop, nothing shows up where the
> list should be.
>
> Any suggestions about how to fix that?
> I'm using a fresh install of OS X 1.4.5 on a PowerBook G4

Sorry, Spotlight only works reliably in OS X 2 onwards.

He he couldn't resist.

In article <7zyXf.895$hi2.363@news.itd.umich.edu>,
<lars@nospam.nosoftwarepatents.edu> wrote:

> When I open the system preferences for Spotlight, I am unable to add
> folders to be exempt from indexing. I can open the privacy window in the
> preferences and then drag a folder there, but the folder doesn't show up
> where there should be a list of folders exempted from spotlight. Same goes
> for clicking the 'add button' - it goes through the motions of allowing me
> to select a folder but like with drag and drop, nothing shows up where the
> list should be.
>
> Any suggestions about how to fix that?
> I'm using a fresh install of OS X 1.4.5 on a PowerBook G4

Sorry, Spotlight only works reliably in OS X 2 onwards.

He he couldn't resist.

On Apr 1, 2006, lars@nospam.nosoftwarepatents.edu wrote:
> When I open the system preferences for Spotlight, I am unable to add
> folders to be exempt from indexing. I can open the privacy window in the
> preferences and then drag a folder there, but the folder doesn't show up
> where there should be a list of folders exempted from spotlight. Same goes
> for clicking the 'add button' - it goes through the motions of allowing me
> to select a folder but like with drag and drop, nothing shows up where the
> list should be.
>
> Any suggestions about how to fix that?
> I'm using a fresh install of OS X 1.4.5 on a PowerBook G4
>

Sounds a bit like a permissions issue. Just guessing.

On Apr 1, 2006, lars@nospam.nosoftwarepatents.edu wrote:
> When I open the system preferences for Spotlight, I am unable to add
> folders to be exempt from indexing. I can open the privacy window in the
> preferences and then drag a folder there, but the folder doesn't show up
> where there should be a list of folders exempted from spotlight. Same goes
> for clicking the 'add button' - it goes through the motions of allowing me
> to select a folder but like with drag and drop, nothing shows up where the
> list should be.
>
> Any suggestions about how to fix that?
> I'm using a fresh install of OS X 1.4.5 on a PowerBook G4
>

Sounds a bit like a permissions issue. Just guessing.