My most common search pattern is to search for files based on their name. When I try this in Spotlight (cmd-space) it rarely works. Is there a way to make Spotlight search for file names, and to place those results on top?
MacOS – use Spotlight to search for files by name
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Best Answer
You can use this in your search to search for files with 'query' in their name:
name:queryFor more info about Spotlight commands, you can take a look at an excerpt of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.