Re: Launching apps via spotlight on Mac has stopped working in High Sierra

2018-11-04 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Yes, I see what you’ve done. I would. have upgraded to Mojave had it not been for the fact that the Greek voice has been broken since upgrade to High Sierra, and Apple neglect to put it right. So I’m stuck with Sierra for s long as they’ve been ignoring my pleas. > On Nov 4, 2018, at 9:03 PM,

Re: Launching apps via spotlight on Mac has stopped working in High Sierra

2018-11-04 Thread Leo Bado
Hello, This exact problem occured to me for months using High Sierra, it was a nightmare because is a serious issue for people who like to gain time and be productive when using the mac. I really hope this problem gets fixed by following apple support instructions, I followed them,and

Re: Launching apps via spotlight on Mac has stopped working in High Sierra

2018-11-04 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Ah, Thanks, Eric, very kind, I shall try this out immediately. Very grateful. Andrew > On Nov 4, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > Andrew, > Given the hit or miss nature of the crashes, it’s most likely in your > preferences library (a corrupted file). > Here are instructions on how to

Re: Launching apps via spotlight on Mac has stopped working in High Sierra

2018-11-04 Thread Eric Oyen
Andrew, Given the hit or miss nature of the crashes, it’s most likely in your preferences library (a corrupted file). Here are instructions on how to rebuild your spotlight index files: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716 Now, as to the preferences, they are buried under your

Re: Launching apps via spotlight on Mac has stopped working in High Sierra

2018-11-04 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I have not experience this type of issue. It would be a good idea to create a test user on your system and see if spotlight/VoiceOver crashes there. If it does not, then you probably have an issue with preference files in your Library directory. There is also the possibility of forcing