After startup is complete, the macOS Utilities menu should appear.

If prompted, enter your password (for a user with admin status).

Release the keys when the Apple logo appears. Immediately press and hold down two keys: Command (⌘) and R.

Shutdown your Mac: Apple menu  > Shutdown.To use First Aid, you will boot into macOS Recovery.

Other ideas include running a disk check or reinstalling Big Sur. If the above steps have failed to solve the problem for you, you might, first of all, consider contacting Apple Support for further help.

Select all spotlight related processes and click Stop (Stop sign with an X in it).

Click the Stop sign with an X in it to stop the process.

Search for the process: Begin typing SystemUIServer in the search field.

Double-click on Activity Monitor in the Finder window.

Go to Activity Monitor: Open Finder and select Go from the top menu bar.

You can try killing the SystemUIServer process.

Enter your administrator password if prompted.

The -E flag erases each local store for the volumes indicated.

mdutil manages the metadata stores used by Spotlight.

If you prefer, you can initiate a reindex from Terminal. You may want to give it at least several hours to complete.

Now select Macintosh HD from the list and click the minus (-) button.

Go to System Preferences: Apple menu  > System Preferences.

If your searches are not turning up results from certain search categories, you should check that you have those categories selected for search. It’s good to try this first, as this simple step may resolve the problem with Spotlight.

If you are having problems with Spotlight not working on iOS, see: Spotlight Search Not Working On iPhone / iPad? Fix. Mail in Big Sur: Fix Missing Trash Folder, Flags and Search Issues.If you are having trouble with Mail Search in Big Sur, see: In this article we will give you some troubleshooting tips to try so that you can get your Spotlight Search working again. Some people use Spotlight often and some rely on Spotlight for their work. Although Spotlight issues are not a new thing, recently, some users have had trouble with their Spotlight after upgrading to macOS Big Sur.

Spotlight Search is a feature that lets you search for apps on your Mac and search your mail, messages and the internet for relevant content.

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