Spotlight won't find apps after AppStore updates them

Solution 1:

I had the same problem with Outbank.app which was driving me nuts, as well.

After a wile I found this site where I was told that writing the attribute with xattr actually updates the spotlight metadata. So,

sudo xattr -w com.apple.metadata:kMDItemSupportFileType "" /Applications/Type2Phone.app 

should do the trick.

Solution 2:

You can try giving read-write permission to your App, its sub-modules, their sub-modules, theirs etc.

$ sudo chmod -R 777 .   

(Don't forget the dot "." at the end)

-R stands for recursion. 777 is for "read-write-execute" for owner, group and everyone.

Remember, checking if permission is causing the problem first is advised. In Mac, go to the path of trouble file path, right click, click "Get info", scroll down, see which permission is given (Read Only, Read&Write, Custom etc.). If the problem is not permission, giving high access level may cause security issues.