Macbook Pro Sonoma 14.4. There is no "recent items" in Apple Menu

Jobodex wrote:

Thanks for taking the time Leroy

Not the Finder Window...the Menu drop down.

To open a recent item....

Reopen an app or file: • Choose Apple menu > Recent Items, then choose the item from the Applications or Documents section

Per the Apple guide:

What’s in the Apple menu on Mac?

The Apple menu

https://help.apple.com/assets/65A8106E7C69B635140E606E/65A81072C0272B1FFA02DE51/en_US/2f77cc85238452e25cb517130188bf99.png

is located in the top-left corner of your screen. Click it to access

System Settings and recently used apps, documents, and other items.

Apple menu item

Description

About This Mac

View information about your Mac, such as the macOS version, type of processor or chip, and amount of memory. Click More Info for additional details and to optimize storage.

System Settings

Open System Settings to customize many of your Mac settings and update macOS.

App Store

Visit the App Store, where you can find interesting and fun apps for your Mac, and updates for apps, printers, and more.

Recent Items

View a list of recent files, apps, and network computers (servers) that you’ve used. As you use them, their names are added to the list so you can access them quickly in the future. See Open recently used items.

.....etc.

There is no "Recent Items" below "App Store".

And...since you mentioned the Finder window....I have a list that goes back to 2018! How the heck do I clear that without deleting the linked file or item?

I just always called the ...

I have never used that choice for a recent item there...but I do see Applications, Documents, Servers and a clear menu option...

Not sure what to say there— you can try a Safeboot to sort anomalies—

Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support 

As for as your Finder "Recents" There is no user option for clearing that very long list...mine goes back to 2017. I don't use that menu either but very rarely.

submit your Apple Feedback here:  Product Feedback - Apple

Jobodex wrote:

Why is there no recent items listed in the apple menu?

Finder window...?

Finder Settings>Sidebar>Recent Items

@leroydouglas😎 intereresting.

Apple Logo  Top Left or Menu Bar.

All the Recent Documents, Files and in my case No Servers all do appear are you have outlined earlier to OP

Doing as Screen Shot presented the appended In Finder option too.

Hope OP finds this and your instructions useful 🤞

Edited by Moi to remove personal info