Re: mdimport - what is it and how do I stop it

In article <301020051806555351%none@xxxxxxx>,
Xavier Nougat <none@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm fairly new to OS X, still running 9 on my iMac but my new PowerBook
> has 10.4 ... a process called mdimport is accessing my drive
> relentlessly and when I kill it, it just starts itself again a few
> seconds later.

Spotlight cataloging your drive for the first time

Bob Harris
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