Did a quick google on this and found several hits worth exploring but the two that seem best suited are:
<http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/stopspotlightindex.html> And several from Mac OS X hints: <http://www.macosxhints.com/> I have seen several good tips on spotlight on this site and searching for spotlight on the site brought up 43 hits... HTH, Richard -- On 15/1/06 09:40, "Kevin Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whenever Spotlight indexes my external firewire drive, my computer (iMac G4, > OSX 10.4.4) kernel panics and I have to restart. Consequently, I have added > this f/w drive to Spotlight's privacy tab so that it no longer indexes it > and I can run my Mac all day with no probs (I use EasyFind if I want to find > anything). > > However, at exactly midnight this external drive - despite still being in > Spotlight's "Privacy" section - starts to index again and I get that > "restart" freeze. Aside from unmounting the external drive at 11.59pm or > shutting down and going to bed early (!), is there any way to stop this > happening? Thanks! > > Kevin > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
