OS X :: How To Clear Recent Files On Mac
Sep 14, 2009
this is going to sound silly and I hope I can explain it correctly, but when you click on the Macintosh HD icon and the window opens up, there is a list on the left side of the window. Down towards the bottom of this list, there is a folder titled: "Search For". Is there any way of clearing the Today, Yesterday, Past Week, All Images, All Movies and All Documents folders without actually deleting the files from my Mac?
I recently upgraded to OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.1 and now Onyx does not work for me.
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Dec 14, 2010
I must have inadvertently saved a document to my backup drive once, because lately when I go to save a newly created doc, it sometimes (but not always?) saves to the folder on my backup drive instead of my hard drive. Since the folder names are identical, I can't tell which one I'm getting without using the 3-column display and following the path back, and I sometimes forget. It has proven disastrous more than once, because the file is then wiped out the next time my automatic backup kicks in. I urgently need to clear the recent save locations. How do I do that?
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Aug 23, 2009
So i've just started using Mac and i've downloaded a few tunes into the downloads folder and then moved them to music. I cant remember what the file names were so can no longer find them. Is there a way to organise the files in the music folder to show the most recently added? If not what do you recommend
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Sep 18, 2009
I received my new 24" iMac a few days ago, and have spent the last few days setting it up and getting acquainted with the new features.
I purchased a MyBook Studio 1TB drive to use with Time Machine, as it sounded like a good way to keep everything backed up.
Everything seemed to be working well, until I started flicking through some of my folders in TM. I noticed that the files I had added an hour or so earlier hadn't backed up. I had just recently set an exclusion on a single folder, so decided to try removing it. TM then backed a few GB of files up.
I decided to add some test files to a folder, and run TM again. Again, it didn't back the new files up.
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Aug 23, 2006
Is there any weekly maintenance like clearing temporary internet files i need to do? I'm used to windows and new to macs.
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May 14, 2012
how to clean out mac pro
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Jun 16, 2012
The more I use Finder the more I realize it's pretty crappy. The "recent files" folder never actually shows any files. And when I create my own recent files saved search, it's hit or miss as to whether it actually shows my recent files. All I'm trying to do is have an easy way to find files I've just modified or created, which should be really simple!
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 256 GB SSD 13"
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Feb 13, 2012
When I launch preview with10.7.3, the app opens multiple recent files. And how can I stop this?
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iMac/MacBook Pro/iPhone 3G/Nano, Mac OS X (10.5.4)
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Mar 14, 2012
I want to perform a full system restore from Time Machine because the last updates killed the scan ability of my Samsung SCX4500 printer. Can i do a system restore without deleting all my recent files (i mean the files i created AFTER the date chosen for the restore on TM)?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Dec 10, 2014
Early 2011 Mac book pro running 10.9.4. Deleting iPhoto files does not create additional space. iPhoto is about 160gb, iTunes which I use for viewing slideshows remotely is about 135gb.Â
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Jan 2, 2010
I just recieved an external hard drive for Christmas, and so far have only put my videos and some other folders on the drive. I would like to put my itunes library on there, but have NO idea how to go about doing this.
I have an ipod (8g) and want to be able to still sync and not lose any of my songs during transfer. I actually have more APPS than I do music, but I just want to move all those files to the external drive to clear up space on my mac (Powerbook G4, 10.4.11).
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Nov 16, 2009
My activity monitor says I'm suing 122.43 GB of virtual memory. I'm sure that the number is much, much less. But I would still like to reset the virtual memory.
Are there any terminal commands to rest the vm?
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Feb 23, 2012
Error message "Your start up disc is full please remove files to clear"which I have done but no joy?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 12, 2012
I'm sure this is posted somewhere but is there a download to get rid of this virus?Pretty sure I have it on my Mac. While on Safari, it will quit unexpectedly due to .FIFANo.so plugin.
Info:Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Oct 11, 2010
Can some one explain the prompt delete recent searches, and what happens it you click yes? How can I undo this.
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Mar 17, 2010
deleting a recent contact ie. someone not in your address book.
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Apr 24, 2012
if this is in the wrong section, I couldnt find a specific board to ask this  I do like the twitter app for the mac but just one I would like to change..The twitter app for the iOS when you bring it up it starts about 50 or so tweets (or about 1 hours worth) down and you gradually make your way up to the top and most recent Â
But when I do it for the mac app it just starts at the top and most recent - This might seem a crazy thing to ask but is there a way or another twitter client which starts about halfway down and i can gradually make my way up to the top and most recentÂ
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.5 Ghz Intel Core i5, 4GB DDR RAM
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Apr 25, 2012
How can i determine what the most recent os my iMac will run?
Processor 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Currently running Version 10.5.8Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jan 13, 2011
I have my work portfolio on iWeb, and a few other sites and am about to start another site, and wanted to check something: I read somewhere about there not being recent updates for iWeb, and wanted to make sure that nothing drastic is changing, basically that iWeb is still going strong and will be around for a good long time. .
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Aug 25, 2009
I have had such instability issues with Firefox lately that I have temporarily switched to Safari. I started noticing this on 1.5, but has only gotten worse on 3.5, including 3.5.2. Here is a list of observations:
1. On my Mac, if Firefox is idle for a good time, say a number of hours, it tends to become very sluggish, sometimes even locking up.
2. I used to sleep my system overnight, and 90% of the mornings, Firefox would be locked up.
3. About 50% of the time after sleeping the system overnight, my whole system would be locked up. If not locked up, then the whole system would be very sluggish until I force quit Firefox.
4. I temporarily solved all of these "sleep-overnight" issues by making sure Firefox was shut down before sleeping the system. After doing this, the system just wakes up immediately and works well, like it did some time ago, before the Firefox issues.
5. My son using Vista is reporting the same set of things, in that Firefox locks up itself, and it locks up his whole system, requiring a system reboot. So similar, but worse (yeah, Windows, I know).
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Oct 5, 2009
I thought an update to Snow Leopard would sort this, but no luck. My "Open Recent" lists in every single app are always blank, even though I have opened docs using them. I have fiddled about in Preferences > Appearance > Number of Recent Items, changing it from 10 to 15 to 0 back to 15, but no luck. It's ALWAYS blank. I've not found anyone with a similar problem who's managed to sort it.
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Dec 11, 2009
After updating earlier this week with the EFL Processor update and the Superdrive update, each time I bring my MBP out of hibernate or log on the CD drive starts to run like it trying to load a disc.
But there is no disc inside to cause the drive to think its loaded. It will do this 3 or 4 times before giving up. The noise is annoying especially when at the library studying for finals.
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Mar 30, 2010
I assume this must have to do with my recent software update (installed today)
Now, when I open my email and many web pages - notably google, it seems as if the default viewing font has changed.. even the text on the "submit" buttons and things like that has changed...
and whats worse is the new font is barely legible. I don't have any idea what has happened or how to fix it... can someone please help, this is really annoying!
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May 6, 2010
I remember reading somewhere that a new updated was released a few days after the MBP's that everybody should download if you bought one.
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Aug 2, 2010
My Win XP box blew last week and we're looking for a computer replacement. Was thinking of iMac higher end i3 21.5" model (due to physical space limitations). This desktop will be used for typical home computer tasks (re: email, internet, minor photos, minor video, minor music, minor web caming, etc. etc.). NO Games - kids have gamining machines for that. If wondering, we have a Windows HP Laptop as well. We use it for portability. Thus, Windows Only applications (like Tax Program) will be used on it. 95% of the time, this desktop is used by my kids - age 9 - 17. Wife does email on it.
For the folks who recently switched from Windows to Apple (re: iMac or MBP), would you do it again?
Note: I've had my fill of Window/Apple comparisons (re Chev vs BMW comparisons). I'm also an MCSE - so I know the Windows platforms better then many. Just want to know if the you'd pick the iMac/MBP platform again?
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Mar 26, 2012
I installed iTunes 10.6 a few days ago. Ever since then, iTunes will run until I try to sync any of my devices. I have tried sync'ing iPad, different generations/typs of iPod and iPhone. They all cause the app to quit "unexpectedly". I can play music from iTunes on my computer - it just fails when connecting to a device via the USB port or wi-fi. I reinstalled iTunes today.
Info:iTunes, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 8, 2012
I can't install the most recent flash-player on my mac. Its a 7 year old powerbook. What can i do?
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PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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May 9, 2012
In an effort to free up space on my HD I noticed that within the Itunes there are, what seems to be, every version of every app I have for IOS. I manually deleted them (close to 9GB). Is there some way to tell iTunes not to keep old versions of apps when updated versions come out?Â
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15 MBP CD, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
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Jun 25, 2012
I was prompted to install updates, it was the Thunderbolt Update and Application Loader. Both must be somewhat recent as I applied some updates a week ago. When the system rebooted it stuck on the gray screen. The apple logo never even comes on the screen. I have tried Safe Mode etc. but it never even makes it to the Apple logo. System has been running fine and normally boots in just a few seconds.
Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jul 2, 2012
Recently I've been having issues syncing iPhoto albums to my iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. It results in an error such as "The <device> cannot be synced. The disk could not be read from or written to."This usually is during the import phase of the process despite me deleting all the photos in my device, therefore nothing to import.The AppleTV (Gen 1) is somewhat more descriptive by explicitly stating "iTunes cannot sync to the Apple TV <ATV name> because of a problem on your computer. The disk could not be read from or written to.". I'm inclined to think this only started happening with the latest version of the iPhoto 9.3 with Aperture 3.3.1 integration. Meanwhile my iTunes is 10.6.3.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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