Hi all,
I don't know what i did but suddenly the recents folder is empty. How can i restore the default settings there?
Iv'e tried creating a filter but its not working. I want to have a view of recent files/folders in chronicle order.
Any idea?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.3
You apparently select Recents and then initiated a search.
Click the x in the search box to cancel the search and show all the contents of "Recents".
FWIW, the "Recents" option in Finder does not offer any user control and, as such, is not something that is useful per se. You get all sorts of stuff. For example, I just turned on Recents and it says 20750 items. Way too much to easily find things. Amongst these "Recents" there are files from... 2018. Recent????
You could instead do your own Smart Folders and get finer control over what you see in there.
For example:
Save this and you can have all your pdf modified in the last five days right there in the sidebar.
Or image files that are jpg and at least 4000 pixels wide,
or... you define the criteria, not some jumbled up "recents" that can be anything.
You apparently select Recents and then initiated a search.
Click the x in the search box to cancel the search and show all the contents of "Recents".
FWIW, the "Recents" option in Finder does not offer any user control and, as such, is not something that is useful per se. You get all sorts of stuff. For example, I just turned on Recents and it says 20750 items. Way too much to easily find things. Amongst these "Recents" there are files from... 2018. Recent????
You could instead do your own Smart Folders and get finer control over what you see in there.
For example:
Save this and you can have all your pdf modified in the last five days right there in the sidebar.
Or image files that are jpg and at least 4000 pixels wide,
or... you define the criteria, not some jumbled up "recents" that can be anything.
Thanks guys! i've restarted and it went back to normal... the smart folder thing is definitely something to explore. will check it. if you have more ideas on how to use the smart folder i'd love to hear :)
razib69 wrote:
Hi all,
I don't know what i did but suddenly the recents folder is empty. How can i restore the default settings there?
Iv'e tried creating a filter but its not working. I want to have a view of recent files/folders in chronicle order.
Any idea?
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/1728b0ac-03a5-4572-bf38-942b5aba61e4
Thanks!
Have you shut down and restarted to compare your results?
The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.4.1
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How do i restore the "recents" tab in Finder?
