Mac Messages search stuck on "finish indexing"
Search in Messages just says it needs to finish indexing and nothing ever shows up. It's been like that for weeks. MacBook Air, plenty of free space.
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raj_89
Messages search runs off Spotlight, so forcing a Spotlight reindex is what usually unsticks it. System Settings > Siri & Spotlight > Spotlight Privacy, add your Macintosh HD to the list, wait a moment, then remove it again. That makes it rebuild the whole index. Leave the Mac plugged in and awake for a few hours, a big message history takes a while.