I don’t even want to know why there’s a second hit for that phrase on my Mac.
Here’s the thing, though—Spotlight has a built-in way to exclude certain folders from its searches, so your embarrassing stuff will really, truly stay hidden. It’s simple to do, too. Just open System Preferences> Spotlight, select the “Privacy” tab, and then click the plus button at the lower-left to add a new folder to the list.
If you prefer, you can also drag items into that white box.
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In either case, the folders you add and their contents will be excluded from your searches afterward.
See? See how I searched in Spotlight for that folder name, and it didn’t come up? What a relief! I mean, for those of you out there who have stuff to hide. Not for me. Nope.
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