Symptom
Sherlock stops searching and an alert box with this message appears:
"Unable to search the volume '<VolumeName>'. Another process changed the volume during the search. Please wait for the process to finish and try again."
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Figure 1 Sherlock alert box
Solution
This alert appears if you change the contents of a disk or volume while Sherlock is searching. You change the contents of a disk or volume by saving or copying a file to it, or by dragging an item to the Trash or to another disk or volume. To prevent this alert box from appearing, avoid changing the contents of a disk or volume while Sherlock is searching.