The only thing I need indexed in the /Applications folder are the .app files.
Is there any way to setup a filter to have mds or Spotlight ignore everything in /Applications except .apps?
Otherwise, would it be possible to setup a rule for Alfred to omit any non-.app records from /Applications? I still want documents indexed and returned, just not from that specific directory.
OS X 10.6.8 if you’re wondering.
Answer
From the Applications features:
Spotlight Comments can also be used to ignore apps: Add “alfred:ignore” to the Spotlight Comment and Alfred will ignore the application or file.
So, you could at least tell it to ignore a set of documents you know before. However, I don’t think going the other way round is possible at the moment (i.e. setting up a rule like “Don’t index non-.app files”).
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Source : Link , Question Author : Igorio , Answer Author : slhck
