In mac, not able to view or open a file which displayed while by `locate` command

Question

OS: MacOS

When I try locate acronym a folder named acronym and all the contents in the folder are getting displayed, but I am not able to view or open any of those files.

I was able to view and access these a couple of seconds ago. I did not change the permission. All I did was remove the .git folder from the parent directory.

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hardillb · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-11T09:03:27.853

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locate uses a database generated by walking the filesystem.

The database is updated by a low priority background task so can be out of date.

edited Jan 11 '21 at 09:03

answered Jan 11 '21 at 08:57

hardillb

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Oh damn, then are my files gone for good :( – Surya Jan 11 '21 at 08:57
Thanks for the reply anyways :) – Surya Jan 11 '21 at 08:58
it has been more than 24 hours still locate gives me the results – Surya Jan 12 '21 at 11:03
Only after I shutdown my computer the cache got refreshed :( For 5 days the cache had the data. – Surya Jan 18 '21 at 09:58

In mac, not able to view or open a file which displayed while by `locate` command

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