File Search Settings

File Search Result Limit

Set the maximum number of results displayed in file search (default: 10,000).

Exclude System Paths

Toggle to exclude macOS system directories from indexing and search (enabled by default). Includes:

• /System, /dev, /cores
• /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin
• /usr/lib, /usr/libexec, /usr/include, /usr/share
• /Users/Guest
• /private/etc, /private/tmp
• /private/var/tmp, /private/var/db, /private/var/vm
• /private/var/folders, /private/var/run, /private/var/spool
• /.Spotlight-V100, /.DocumentRevisions-V100, /.fseventsd, /.hotfiles.btree
• /.Trashes, /.TemporaryItems, /.vol
• /home
• /Library/Updates

When enabled, these system paths are automatically filtered out of file search results.