How to open all the last pdfs I had opened before close Preview app?

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rodrigorojas Author

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How to open all the last pdfs I had opened before close Preview app?

Is there a way to open all the last pdfs I had open before close Preview app?

I believe this was possible before but now with newer OSX it is not possible? Any ideas?

MacBook, macOS High Sierra (10.13.5), New MacBook 2016

Posted on Oct 14, 2018 6:09 PM

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Answer 1

Moozito

Community Specialist

Oct 26, 2018 3:19 PM in response to rodrigorojas

Hi rodrigorojas,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. I see you're wondering how to bring up a list of recently accessed documents in Preview.

With the Preview app in your Dock, you should be able to view them by right clicking or holding Control and clicking the Preview icon. Then, you should see a list of recently accessed documents, as well as a "Show Recents" option. You'll see more about this in the article titled Use the Dock on Mac :

You can Control-click an item to display a shortcut menu of other actions to take, such as open or close an app, open a recent document, and more.

There are two other quick ways you can access recent documents as well. With the Preview app open, you can also click the File menu in the top left of your screen, followed by Open Recent. Alternatively, you could click the Apple menu () > Recent Items.

I hope this is helpful.

Take care.

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Answer 2

Ian Leckie

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Oct 26, 2018 3:15 PM in response to rodrigorojas

Hi rodrigorojas! Go to System Preferences > General, and make sure that "Close all windows when quitting an app" is unchecked (this option is near the bottom). Now, when you quit Preview, any pdfs that were open will open again when you next open Preview. Hope this is what you want! Ian.

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