Sherlock: Find By Content Indexing Issues

When trying to index a hard disk, sometimes an error message appears saying the index stopped because there is not enough room on the disk. However, the disk has several megabytes of space available.

Also, Sherlock does not correctly update the index files under the Find By Content option. After deleting the FBC Indexing Preferences file, it still does not update the index files.

Sherlock sometimes erroneously reports that the disk is full when there is sufficient room. If Sherlock encounters other disk errors, it may report the issue as insufficient disk space.

Since the Find by Content indexing relies upon the integrity of the hard disk, run Disk First Aid to verify that it is free from errors. Extensions or control panels may cause interference with the indexing operation, so check for extension or control panel conflicts or issues.

If Sherlock cannot properly index the hard disk, you can eliminate the index files and reindex the hard disk which creates new indexes. Here are the steps:

Published Date: Feb 20, 2012