Why MacBookPro mds_stores disk write so big?

M1Pro 14 32g+1t 15.7.1.

No Swap Use.

Just Two Day.

Already Run "mdutils -E" To Re-Indexing.

Just For Use After Work Only.



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MacBook Pro 14″

Posted on Nov 4, 2025 3:04 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2025 2:30 AM

It is caused by Spotlight and the only way I found to stop it is to switch off Spotlight.


Open System settings/Spotlight and scroll to the bottom where you will find a button called "Search Privacy".


Click it and in the window that opens add all your drives.


That will immediately stop those huge writes which incidentally never appeared on the drive . . . it's as though they were instantly deleted the moment they were written.


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Nov 5, 2025 2:30 AM in response to cuukenn

It is caused by Spotlight and the only way I found to stop it is to switch off Spotlight.


Open System settings/Spotlight and scroll to the bottom where you will find a button called "Search Privacy".


Click it and in the window that opens add all your drives.


That will immediately stop those huge writes which incidentally never appeared on the drive . . . it's as though they were instantly deleted the moment they were written.


Nov 7, 2025 9:38 AM in response to cuukenn

You can use Find Any File to search for files and content, it actually is a superior search tool. Meanwhile, you can turn off Spotlight temporarily while troubleshooting.


To possibly find out the root cause for your mds issue, you can download Etrecheck and run it, and post its report here as described here:


Using EtreCheck to Troubleshoot Potential… - Apple Community


Etrecheck's report does not include any personal information but it does describe the computer setup and from that the cause can be identified sometimes.

Why MacBookPro mds_stores disk write so big?

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