Deleted Recents from Finder "Favorites" Sidebar

Hello, I accidentally deleted the recents folder from my the Finder "Favorites" sidebar. Is there any way to bring it back?


It also disapeared from the docker at the bottom of my mac, can I bring it back?


Thank you!

MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

Posted on Sep 23, 2024 2:44 PM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2024 3:20 PM

With Finder the active application, click Settings in the Finder menu at the top of the screen and then click Sidebar at the top of the Settings window and put a checkmark in front of Recents.


For the Dock, see the following from Open recently used items on Mac - Apple Support


Note: If you don’t see the recent apps section in the Dock, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click Desktop & Dock  in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). Go to Applications on the right, then turn on “Show suggested and recent apps in Dock.”

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Sep 23, 2024 3:20 PM in response to dar193

With Finder the active application, click Settings in the Finder menu at the top of the screen and then click Sidebar at the top of the Settings window and put a checkmark in front of Recents.


For the Dock, see the following from Open recently used items on Mac - Apple Support


Note: If you don’t see the recent apps section in the Dock, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click Desktop & Dock  in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). Go to Applications on the right, then turn on “Show suggested and recent apps in Dock.”

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Deleted Recents from Finder "Favorites" Sidebar

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