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Recent File fails to record recent files used

I just bought a new iMac 24" computer. I noticed that the Numbers Recent file does not show spreadsheets recently opened. Upon further investigation, I see that the Recents file in Finder is also not working. How do I activate these files?

iMac 24″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 10:34 AM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2023 6:06 PM

I had this same issue after I migrated from a M1 MacBook Air to a M2 MacBook Air. I had to force Spotlight to re-index, and that seemed to do the trick (for now anyway).


Here are Apple's instructions on how to Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac.


Good luck!

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Recent File fails to record recent files used

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