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- Open System Preferences.
- Click 'Spotlight'.
- Click on the Privacy tab.
- Be sure no drives appear in this list. It should be empty.
- If any drives do appear, highlight each one and click the minus (-) button below the list to remove them.
When Spotlight is enabled, long record passes (over 50 minutes) may stop recording after 50+ minutes. Consider disabling Spotlight for long recording sessions and then re-enable it when you are done recording.
Disable Spotlight using launchctl, /Applications/Utilities/Terminal : sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist (this will require the administrative password)
Reenable Spotlight, reload it into launchd using launchctl: sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
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Disable Sudden Motion Sensor (For laptops only, and not available on all models)
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