cannot read metadata in 4.4.4 version

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cannot read metadata in 4.4.4 version Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:27 am • by etienne74
Hello,
I installed 4.4.4 built 1576 yesterday and today I am getting an error:
Could not retrieve metadata for file: ...
with some debug:
2019-12-24 14:03:34.352 hazelworker[37558] ###main load address: 0x1065eb000
2019-12-24 14:03:34.352 hazelworker[37558] ###Noodle load address: 0x10670b000
2019-12-24 14:03:34.352 hazelworker[37558] ###CK load address: 0x1066d3000
2019-12-24 14:03:34.352 hazelworker[37558] (
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff34223acd __exceptionPreprocess + 256
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff5e925a17 objc_exception_throw + 48
2 hazelworker 0x000000010662b546 hazelworker + 263494
3 hazelworker 0x000000010662b67d hazelworker + 263805
4 hazelworker 0x00000001066274c8 hazelworker + 246984
5 hazelworker 0x00000001066406db hazelworker + 349915
6 Foundation 0x00007fff36405f9d -[NSComparisonPredicate evaluateWithObject:substitutionVariables:] + 306
7 hazelworker 0x00000001066621aa hazelworker + 487850
8 hazelworker 0x000000010666654a hazelworker + 505162
9 hazelworker 0x00000001066666f2 hazelworker + 505586
10 hazelworker 0x000000010666489b hazelworker + 497819
11 hazelworker 0x0000000106670b9c hazelworker + 547740
12 hazelworker 0x000000010663324d hazelworker + 295501
13 hazelworker 0x00000001065f2a40 hazelworker + 31296
14 hazelworker 0x00000001065f5b8a hazelworker + 43914
15 hazelworker 0x00000001065f7dbf hazelworker + 52671
16 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff600f43d5 start + 1
)

it is a rule that moves files from a subfolder to its parent; checking first if the file has nocolor purple tag and then gives it a purple tag too after moving. It has always worked, until today.....

Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Etienne
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Re: cannot read metadata in 4.4.4 version Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:13 pm • by Mr_Noodle
That indicates that there is no Spotlight metadata for the file. I would look into your Spotlight index. Make sure the folders do not fall under Spotlight's privacy settings and, if you have updated your OS lately, make sure it is finished rebuilding the Spotlight index.
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Re: cannot read metadata in 4.4.4 version Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:57 pm • by martinewski
I'm getting lots of these after upgrading to 4.4.4 also.
Spotlight is not indexing and there are no folders inside the privacy tab.
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Re: cannot read metadata in 4.4.4 version Fri Dec 27, 2019 1:38 pm • by Mr_Noodle
Can you try rebuilding your Spotlight index?
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Re: cannot read metadata in 4.4.4 version Sun Dec 29, 2019 8:29 am • by etienne74
Thanks for the reply. After posting this, I found another reply by you about that privacy.
Indeed I had my external drive (for which this rule was referring too) blocked from indexing. However, it has been blocked for many months, so perhaps 4.4.3 and earlier still allowed it while in privacy (or it used an old index....), I don't know.
Anyway, after removing the drive from the privacy settings in Spotlight, it works.
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