Known Issues

Cannot preview audio files


QuickLook is a private API which Apple recommends against using in third party applications. Thus no support is available. It so happens, that the audio plug-in is compiled for another memory management technique than what is used in HoudahSpot. Both being incompatible, that very plug-in is not loaded.

For now, HoudahSpot users will have to resort to using "Reveal in Finder" and invoke QuickLook from there.

Rebuild Spotlight index


If you are seeing odd results in both Spotlight and HoudahSpot, you may have a corrupted Spotlight index. You should rebuild it:

1. Open System Preferences
2. Go to the Spotlight pane
3. Select the Privacy tab
4. Click the Add button
5. Select your boot drive (typically called "Macintosh HD") an click the Choose button
6. Select the boot drive from the list in the Spotlight Privacy pane
7. Click the remove button
8. Spotlight will re-index the hard drive. This will take some time
9. Repeat for other affected drives