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saved files direct to "recent" folder instead of desktop

Any suggestions as to why this is happening? Just started in the last week even though I select desktop as my location for saved files. A royal pain having to retrieve them from my "recent" folder.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.13

Posted on May 5, 2019 8:15 PM

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Posted on May 5, 2019 8:30 PM

Recents is a search folder. It shows what has been modified recently.

It doesn’t store anything. Your file is still saved wherever you saved it.

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saved files direct to "recent" folder instead of desktop

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