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authorRafaël Jafferali2025-07-15 23:48:02 +0200
committerRafaël Jafferali2025-07-15 23:48:02 +0200
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Added explanations to activate Spotlight search on the mounted volume
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@@ -48,3 +48,25 @@ Save the editor content as a *.plist file under `~/Library/LaunchAgents/gocryptf
Log out and log in again to see if it works.
If you have issues getting it working, you can remove the comments (`<!--` and `-->`) from debugging section. Don't forget to adjust the location of the debug log file. If you now re-login you will get some information in the log file that might help to resolve your issues.
+
+You may also have to remove `&quot;` in the line pertaining to the `--extpass` argument, which then becomes:
+```
+<string>--extpass=security find-generic-password -s gocryptfs -w</string>
+```
+
+## How to activate Spotlight search on the mounted volume
+In the template plist file above, between the line containing the `--extpass` string and the line containing `/path/to/encrypted/folder`, insert the following lines:
+```
+ <string>-allow_other</string>
+ <string>-ko</string>
+ <string>local</string>
+```
+
+Then, when the volume is mounted, run the following command:
+```
+mdutil -i on /Users/your-username/path/to/plain/folder
+```
+
+If you then run `mdutil -sa`, it should display a list of volumes, including the mounted volume followed by the status `Indexing enabled`.
+
+Indexing can take a few hours. You can click on Spotlight icon on the tray and type a few letters to see the indexing progress bar. \ No newline at end of file