Take Advantage Of Recent Files, Folders and Applications Lists
When looking for files, folders, apps, web pages, templates or many other things, macOS provides you with quick-access lists of recent items to make it easier to find what you want.
Comments: 9 Responses to “Take Advantage Of Recent Files, Folders and Applications Lists”
Larry White
1 month ago
Gary -- At the end of your video you say, "The Notes App also has Recents here in the left sidebar for easy access to your most recently used notes." Mine doesn't. I can't figure out how to get Notes to show a "Recents" label in the sidebar, as your video shows. I went to Settings under Notes -- nothing. Any hints? Thanks.
Sheldon
1 month ago
Thanks bunches
Ron Housley
1 month ago
When a recently opened file was on an attached portable hard drive, then that file never displays as a RECENT file in the Finder's "Recent" folder, right? Is there a setting that could be changed to allow these files from another volume to be reported in the Finder's Recent folder?
Jim
1 month ago
Hi Gary, having same problem as Larry White. Using Sonoma 14.5. Thanks.
Myron Gochnauer
1 month ago
What is the easiest way to find the most recently saved file from a program when you are no longer in the program? Does the OS keep track of files saved via the Save or Save-As functions in well behaved programs? I sometimes save something I have been working on, exit the program, and then discover that the file was not saved where I thought it would be.
Jane
1 month ago
Gary, when I first saw the title of this I thought I didn't need to watch it, but I'm glad I did. You've revealed some hidden gems that I didn't know I needed to see. Thanks!
Larry and Jim: That may have been a mistake. I may have created a Smart list in Notes in a previous tutorial. But, I can tell you that in macOS Sequoia later this year, there will be Recents shown in the View menu.
Ron: I would say that if the drive is not formatted for macOS, then definitely yes. It wouldn't have a Spotlight index then. But if it is formatted for macOS, then maybe? Haven't tried it.
Gary -- At the end of your video you say, "The Notes App also has Recents here in the left sidebar for easy access to your most recently used notes." Mine doesn't. I can't figure out how to get Notes to show a "Recents" label in the sidebar, as your video shows. I went to Settings under Notes -- nothing. Any hints? Thanks.
Thanks bunches
When a recently opened file was on an attached portable hard drive, then that file never displays as a RECENT file in the Finder's "Recent" folder, right? Is there a setting that could be changed to allow these files from another volume to be reported in the Finder's Recent folder?
Hi Gary, having same problem as Larry White. Using Sonoma 14.5. Thanks.
What is the easiest way to find the most recently saved file from a program when you are no longer in the program? Does the OS keep track of files saved via the Save or Save-As functions in well behaved programs? I sometimes save something I have been working on, exit the program, and then discover that the file was not saved where I thought it would be.
Gary, when I first saw the title of this I thought I didn't need to watch it, but I'm glad I did. You've revealed some hidden gems that I didn't know I needed to see. Thanks!
Larry and Jim: That may have been a mistake. I may have created a Smart list in Notes in a previous tutorial. But, I can tell you that in macOS Sequoia later this year, there will be Recents shown in the View menu.
Ron: I would say that if the drive is not formatted for macOS, then definitely yes. It wouldn't have a Spotlight index then. But if it is formatted for macOS, then maybe? Haven't tried it.
Myron: Re-launching the app may be the fastest way. Otherwise, you'd need to search for files of "kind" and then the app. Then short by Last Opened.