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Mac's Console shows error messages below. What is "mdimporter"?

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2/12/15 13:22:16.693 mdworker[4312]: Error loading /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird: dlopen(/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird, 262): Library not loaded: @executable_path/libmozglue.dylib 

 Referenced from: /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird
 Reason: unsafe use of @executable_path in /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird with restricted binary

2/12/15 13:22:16.694 mdworker[4312]: Cannot find function pointer MetadataImporterPluginFactory for factory 37401ADE-1058-42DB-BBE5-F2AAB9D7C13E in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x7fe9814203b0 </Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter> (bundle, not loaded)

2/12/15 13:22:16.694 mdworker[4312]: (Import.Error:711) Could not create instance for plugIn 'file:///Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/'

2/12/15 13:22:16.694 mdworker[4312]: (Import.Error:867) BAD IMPORTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file:///Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/

2/12/15 13:22:16.693 mdworker[4312]: Error loading /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird: dlopen(/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird, 262): Library not loaded: @executable_path/libmozglue.dylib Referenced from: /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird Reason: unsafe use of @executable_path in /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird with restricted binary 2/12/15 13:22:16.694 mdworker[4312]: Cannot find function pointer MetadataImporterPluginFactory for factory 37401ADE-1058-42DB-BBE5-F2AAB9D7C13E in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x7fe9814203b0 </Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter> (bundle, not loaded) 2/12/15 13:22:16.694 mdworker[4312]: (Import.Error:711) Could not create instance for plugIn 'file:///Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/' 2/12/15 13:22:16.694 mdworker[4312]: (Import.Error:867) BAD IMPORTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ file:///Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/thunderbird.mdimporter/

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mdimporter is meta-data importer.

In preferences/options, on the advanced+general tab, is ?Allow spotlight ..." or "Allow .... to search" checked on?

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mdimporter is meta-data importer.

In preferences/options, on the advanced+general tab, is ?Allow spotlight ..." or "Allow .... to search" checked on?