I've been getting this error coming up in my system log. Having looked around for an answer, two things came up commonly: a problem with the spotlight database(s), and permissions on those folders.
Well, I played with permissions and even deleted some of the folders in question to see if they would be re-created properly. I think that was a mistake, there were odd side effects, so I tried my best to restore the folders to the way they had been previously.
Also, resetting MDS didn't help much. Most recently the error comes up when Outlook refuses to get my mail properly.
It's also always followed by Quicklook-related errors as well.
Best Answer
From Apple Support Communities, with some correction:
fsck
(took three runs)/sbin/mount -uw /
/Library/Caches
and dorm -rf *
rm -rf *
rm -rf /.Spotlight-V100
/var/folders
and dorm -rf *
exit
orreboot
command as indicated on screenBe extremely careful with the
rm -rf
commands! To double-check that you're in the correct directory:I hope that helps!