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Spotlight reindexes after Upgrade to Mavericks
Scotty,
- Mail loading - below is Screenshot #1 of where it is Indexing. Does that mean it is downloading all of the mail, and since the internet connection at my office is slow, it could take a long while before it's up to date? Some mail has come in, but it's surely not updated, thus I can't use it to navigate my email as of now.
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The first screen shot is not exactly related to mail. Spotlight is a system wide search feature that is re-indexing the entire drive. This happens after an upgrade of the operating system. While it does index mail as well, it is not exclusive to email. You will be able to use spotlight to search your email after it is over however I suggest using the actual email search bar from within Apple’s Mail program. The spotlight search is not linked to internet speed. It’s just a slow process. It will be over soon. However, email resyncing with the server is a slow process and your slower internet connection will effect how quickly mail finishes syncing everything. To keep a better eye on what’s going on, within mail, go to Window and select “activity”. That will give you a better representation of the conversation happening between mail and the server.
