It seems I have to do it monthly
(https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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Oh and I forgot "How often do you rebuild your macOS Big Sur v11's Spotlight indexes?" in the body. :)

In comp.sys.mac.system Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
> It seems I have to do it monthly
> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(

> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
> It seems I have to do it monthly
> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(

Never. I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows. In over
30 years of using computers - at home and at work - I have never needed
to search for anything.

In article <G9OdnRZ_ovU-FUP9nZ2dnUU7-fnNnZ2d@supernews.com>, Bob
Campbell <none@none.none> wrote:

> > It seems I have to do it monthly
> > (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> > matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> > older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>
> Never. I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows. In over
> 30 years of using computers - at home and at work - I have never needed
> to search for anything.

you must not have very many files, or you don't do very much with your
computer.

On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>> It seems I have to do it monthly
>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>
> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In over
> 30 years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have never needed
> to search for anything.
>

Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.

In message <XeGdnWshZZWW-kP9nZ2dnUU7-QNQAAAA@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> It seems I have to do it monthly
> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(

I think in 15 years of macOS/OS X I've rebuilt spotlight indexes maybe
4 or 5 times total. I am pretty sure I have not done it under Big Sur or
Monterey.

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Where does the need to insult people come from?

Insecurity?

el

On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
> On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>>> It seems I have to do it monthly
>>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>>
>> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In over 30 years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have never needed to search for anything.
>>
>
> Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.

On 2021-07-02 12:11 a.m., Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
> Where does the need to insult people come from?
>
> Insecurity?
>
> el
>
> On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
>> On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
>>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>>>> It seems I have to do it monthly
>>>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>>>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>>>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>>>
>>> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In
>>> over 30 years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have
>>> never needed to search for anything.
>>>
>>
>> Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.

I don't suffer idiots gladly.

I'm not sorry about that.

The simple fact is that his post was completely unhelpful.

Ah, insecurity it is.

el

On 02/07/2021 09:25, Alan Baker wrote:
> On 2021-07-02 12:11 a.m., Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
>> Where does the need to insult people come from?
>>
>> Insecurity?
>>
>> el
>>
>> On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
>>> On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
>>>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>>>>> It seems I have to do it monthly
>>>>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>>>>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>>>>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>>>>
>>>> Never. I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows. In
>>>> over 30 years of using computers - at home and at work - I have
>>>> never needed to search for anything.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.
>
> I don't suffer idiots gladly.
>
> I'm not sorry about that.
>
> The simple fact is that his post was completely unhelpful.

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In article <ik7shnFpb6nU2@mid.individual.net>, Dr Eberhard W Lisse
<nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:

> Where does the need to insult people come from?

he didn't insult anyone. what he said is an accurate description,
assuming the post is not trollbait.

> Insecurity?

no.

and don't top post.

> el
>
> On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
> > On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
> >> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
> >>> It seems I have to do it monthly
> >>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> >>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> >>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
> >>
> >> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In over 30
> >> years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have never needed to
> >> search for anything.
> >>
> >
> > Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.

On 2021 Jul 01, Ant wrote
(in article<XeGdnWshZZWW-kP9nZ2dnUU7-QNQAAAA@earthlink.com>):

> It seems I have to do it monthly
> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

I’ve never manually rebuilt the Spotlight index in Big Sur. I last rebuilt
the Spotlight index manually five or six years ago. Doing an update install
usually rebuilds the Spotlight index automatically on reboot. There is
usually no reason to rebuild the index after that.

Why do you think that you need to rebuild the index? Are you having problems
with a search?

On 2021 Jul 01, Bob Campbell wrote
(in article<G9OdnRZ_ovU-FUP9nZ2dnUU7-fnNnZ2d@supernews.com>):

> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
> > It seems I have to do it monthly
> > (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> > matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> > older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>
> Never. I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows. In over
> 30 years of using computers - at home and at work - I have never needed
> to search for anything.

Interesting. I have a 2 TB HDD and a 1 TB SSD internally on this machine, and
have access to over 40 TB of storage, by USB, in a NAS, and in network
connections to other computers, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Finding files in all
that would be non-trivial without using search. So... how _do_ you find
files? How much storage is on your machine(s)? How much time do you spend
moving around files and folders? What is your objection to using search?

In most cultures the word idiot is frowned upon in conversation.

el

On 02/07/2021 13:37, nospam wrote:
> In article <ik7shnFpb6nU2@mid.individual.net>, Dr Eberhard W Lisse
> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
>
>> Where does the need to insult people come from?
>
> he didn't insult anyone. what he said is an accurate description,
> assuming the post is not trollbait.
>
>> Insecurity?
>
> no.
>
> and don't top post.
>
>> el
>>
>> On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
>>> On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
>>>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>>>>> It seems I have to do it monthly
>>>>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>>>>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>>>>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>>>>
>>>> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In over 30
>>>> years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have never needed to
>>>> search for anything.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.

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In article <ik8lofFu4fnU1@mid.individual.net>, Dr Eberhard Lisse
<nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:

> In most cultures the word idiot is frowned upon in conversation.

not when the word is appropriate and accurately describes someone, such
as when a person intentionally, deliberately and blatantly violates
usenet posting etiquette by top posting, especially after repeatedly
being told to not do that in numerous threads.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail and USENET?

> el
>
> On 02/07/2021 13:37, nospam wrote:
> > In article <ik7shnFpb6nU2@mid.individual.net>, Dr Eberhard W Lisse
> > <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
> >
> >> Where does the need to insult people come from?
> >
> > he didn't insult anyone. what he said is an accurate description,
> > assuming the post is not trollbait.
> >
> >> Insecurity?
> >
> > no.
> >
> > and don't top post.
> >
> >> el
> >>
> >> On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
> >>> On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
> >>>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
> >>>>> It seems I have to do it monthly
> >>>>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> >>>>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> >>>>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
> >>>>
> >>>> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In over 30
> >>>> years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have never needed to
> >>>> search for anything.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.

In message <0001HW.268F42370BECC43F7000098EA38F@news.supernews.com> Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:
> On 2021 Jul 01, Bob Campbell wrote
> (in article<G9OdnRZ_ovU-FUP9nZ2dnUU7-fnNnZ2d@supernews.com>):

>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>> > It seems I have to do it monthly
>> > (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>> > matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>> > older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>>
>> Never. I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows. In over
>> 30 years of using computers - at home and at work - I have never needed
>> to search for anything.

> Interesting. I have a 2 TB HDD and a 1 TB SSD internally on this machine, and
> have access to over 40 TB of storage, by USB, in a NAS, and in network
> connections to other computers, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Finding files in all
> that would be non-trivial without using search. So... how _do_ you find
> files? How much storage is on your machine(s)? How much time do you spend
> moving around files and folders? What is your objection to using search?

Agreed. Spotlight is a great tool.

$ DF
Drobo
CPCTY: 14.3619 TB
AVAIL: 2.75545 TB
Local
CPCTY: 39.9932 TB
AVAIL: 20.1888 TB

In addition to that, I have another 30TB of network storage mounted, and
that is also spotlight indexed. I'd never find anything without it, or
at least it would take me a lot longer (hours).

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In message <ik8lofFu4fnU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
> In most cultures the word idiot is frowned upon in conversation.

And yet, it is also an accurate description of someone who claims to
have "never used search ever" or the other option, your use of a
computer is trivial.

I know someone who has never used search on her computer either. She is
an accountant. She runs two programs on her computer, and only two.
Google Chrome and her accounting software (whatever Peachtree became
when it was Borged). She has no need of search because the only data on
her computer is the accounting files. (Literally the only data, no
music, photos, videos, documents, nothing).

Your insistence on top-posting lends credence to the 'idiot'
possibility.

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In message <ik8631Fr6jvU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
> Ah, insecurity it is.

You are a troll shit and I claim my £5.

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In article <slrnsdugq1.qb9.g.kreme@m1mini.local>, Lewis
<g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

> In message <ik8lofFu4fnU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse
> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
> > In most cultures the word idiot is frowned upon in conversation.
>
> And yet, it is also an accurate description of someone who claims to
> have "never used search ever" or the other option, your use of a
> computer is trivial.

yep

> I know someone who has never used search on her computer either. She is
> an accountant. She runs two programs on her computer, and only two.
> Google Chrome and her accounting software (whatever Peachtree became
> when it was Borged). She has no need of search because the only data on
> her computer is the accounting files. (Literally the only data, no
> music, photos, videos, documents, nothing).

she might not need to search for photos or whatever on her computer,
but certainly she must have searched for stuff online using a search
engine in chrome and likely searched for specific transactions or
client data in the accounting software.

> Your insistence on top-posting lends credence to the 'idiot'
> possibility.

it guarantees it.

On 2021 Jul 02, Lewis wrote
(in article <slrnsdugsf.qb9.g.kreme@m1mini.local>):

> In message<ik8631Fr6jvU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse
> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
> > Ah, insecurity it is.
>
> You are a troll shit and I claim my £5.

oh, there’s no doubt but that Ebie is a troll.

In article <XeGdnWshZZWW-kP9nZ2dnUU7-QNQAAAA@earthlink.com>,
ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> It seems I have to do it monthly
> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

EasyFind has always been a much better (and more useful) alternative for
me. I'm only on El Capitan though and I'm not sure if it's still being
developed for later systems (probably isn't).

I found Spotlight so obnoxious on earlier systems (like Tiger which I
still use very often) I installed the shareware app Spotless to kill it.

Thankfully Spotlight isn't as annoying with its automatic rebuilds in El
Cap.

In comp.sys.mac.apps Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:
> On 2021 Jul 01, Ant wrote
> (in article<XeGdnWshZZWW-kP9nZ2dnUU7-QNQAAAA@earthlink.com>):

> > It seems I have to do it monthly
> > (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
> > matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
> > older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
> >
> > Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

> I???ve never manually rebuilt the Spotlight index in Big Sur. I last rebuilt
> the Spotlight index manually five or six years ago. Doing an update install
> usually rebuilds the Spotlight index automatically on reboot. There is
> usually no reason to rebuild the index after that.

> Why do you think that you need to rebuild the index? Are you having problems
> with a search?

Yes, it doesn't see all the thousands of Office files in ~/Documents.
Rebuilding Spotlight fixes it temporarily. :(
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In message <020720211314417195%nospam@nospam.invalid> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <slrnsdugq1.qb9.g.kreme@m1mini.local>, Lewis
> <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

>> In message <ik8lofFu4fnU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse
>> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
>> > In most cultures the word idiot is frowned upon in conversation.
>>
>> And yet, it is also an accurate description of someone who claims to
>> have "never used search ever" or the other option, your use of a
>> computer is trivial.

> yep

>> I know someone who has never used search on her computer either. She is
>> an accountant. She runs two programs on her computer, and only two.
>> Google Chrome and her accounting software (whatever Peachtree became
>> when it was Borged). She has no need of search because the only data on
>> her computer is the accounting files. (Literally the only data, no
>> music, photos, videos, documents, nothing).

> she might not need to search for photos or whatever on her computer,
> but certainly she must have searched for stuff online using a search
> engine in chrome and likely searched for specific transactions or
> client data in the accounting software.

I was thinking of the ;search; comparable to spotlight.

>> Your insistence on top-posting lends credence to the 'idiot'
>> possibility.

> it guarantees it.

Yeah, I binned the idiot.

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are stupider than that.

I was expecting you to come in with your usual unhelpful comments in
fecal language.

On 2021-07-02 18:49 , Lewis wrote:
> In message <ik8631Fr6jvU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse
> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
>> Ah, insecurity it is.
>
> You are a troll shit and I claim my £5.
>

Who's Ebie?

el

On 2021-07-02 20:18 , Wolffan wrote:
> On 2021 Jul 02, Lewis wrote
> (in article <slrnsdugsf.qb9.g.kreme@m1mini.local>):
>
>> In message<ik8631Fr6jvU1@mid.individual.net> Dr Eberhard Lisse
>> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
>>> Ah, insecurity it is.
>>
>> You are a troll shit and I claim my £5.
>
> oh, there’s no doubt but that Ebie is a troll.
>

And don't insult.

el

On 2021-07-02 13:37 , nospam wrote:
> In article <ik7shnFpb6nU2@mid.individual.net>, Dr Eberhard W Lisse
> <nospam@lisse.NA> wrote:
>
>> Where does the need to insult people come from?
>
> he didn't insult anyone. what he said is an accurate description,
> assuming the post is not trollbait.
>
>> Insecurity?
>
> no.
>
> and don't top post.
>
>> el
>>
>> On 2021-07-02 06:34 , Alan Baker wrote:
>>> On 2021-07-01 8:31 p.m., Bob Campbell wrote:
>>>> On 7/1/21 9:08 PM, Ant wrote:
>>>>> It seems I have to do it monthly
>>>>> (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716) since it is not finding all
>>>>> matched Office documents in Documents folder. This never happened in
>>>>> older versions like Mojave v10.14. :(
>>>>
>>>> Never.   I have never used search ever, on Mac or on Windows.  In over 30
>>>> years of using computers - at home and at work -  I have never needed to
>>>> search for anything.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then you're an idiot or your use of computers is trivial.