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When I Spotlight for "Applications" meaning "the folder with all my applications in it", instead it finds (only) a folder named Applications somewhere deep in the XCode example code with sod all in it.

Any ideas how to get it to do what I want instead of something else? (or at least, also do what I want).

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You can at least prevent Spotlight from searching in the XCode folder by manually adding it to the list in System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy.