OS X Mavericks :: How To Restore Touched Today Smart Folder
Sep 3, 2014
I've lost the 'Touched Today' menu item from Finder. It's a 'smart' folder, I know, but I'm not sure exactly how it was set up. Also, if you're an expert on these 'smart' folders, why do I sometimes find today's items at the bottom of the list in the 'unknown date' section? Is there a set of useful 'smart' folders somewhere?
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 15-inch, Late 2013 16GB DDR 500GB
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Jul 7, 2009
I am new to my Mac and want to know who to clear the history in my "Today" folder in Finder. To be clear, I don't want to remove the Today folder but just clear the contents of the applications that I have opened.
On a side note, I would also like to know how to set up finder so that the "Today" folder won't show that I have opened anything (rather then having to go back and remove the history after the fact).
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Jun 3, 2014
I have a download folder on my dock and also on my desktop. When I click it open there is nothing there. However, when I go over to the left hand sidebar of Finder and I click on the Downloads (down arrow) label it brings up all my downloads. I used to have a spring loaded icon on my dock ... now its just empty unless I press the Downloads (down arrow) label in Finder. How can I restore the original download folder that was spring loaded on my dock?
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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Mar 30, 2012
I would like to create a Smart folder that only has applications & utilities in a sub-folder.
This will be similar to the default applications folder that shows in the dock, but without all the extra files & folders - just a list of applications.
I can do this by esily by just having a smart folder of applications showing only type=application.
However, I would still like to have utilities in a sub-folder.
If thats not possible, then it would be OK to have 2 seperate smart folders, 1 for apps excluding utilities & 1 for utilities only.
Is there some way in the smart folder options i can exclude a sub directory?
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Jul 1, 2012
What is the difference between a normal folder and a Smart Folder?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Oct 19, 2009
Can I set a smart folder to search only a specific folder? When I'm editing it the only options it gives are the entire mac or my home folder.
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Mar 28, 2012
i tried to see if anyone was able to create something like this and i think that the automator script that i got only created a folder with /todays/ date. what i am hoping for is a script that will /constantly/ update the name of the folder to todays date. the reason i need this is that if i have one of these in my documents folder it allows me to easily see /when/ the last successful backup occurred on my external drives. it is a really nice comfort to see this easily and know quickly that the backup was successful.
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Jun 28, 2012
I deleted the smart playlist by mistake. how can I get them back?
Info:Windows7
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Nov 25, 2009
I am trying to find out how to add a new smart folder onto my dock, u know those two folder next to the trash bin. I saw in youtube that u can add more of it. e.g. application, document, download etc.
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Aug 4, 2008
It is my first time to use my own create Smart Folder. I use movie, but it wont show .mkv file, so i wonder is there a way to make a Smart Folder that only show .mkv file? I have many .mkv and .mka scatter inside my HDD. i been using Vuze a lot to get music video. How to set up a Smart Folder that only display .mkv and .mka file?
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Apr 7, 2012
I have recently created a smart folder.
I have tons of Boy Scout files all over the place and wanted to identify them at anytime.
I figured out how to create the folder but I can't create a file name it without .savedSearch being part of the folder name. Aarrggh!!
No matter what I do I cannot remove the .savedSeach from the end of the name. If I right click for Rename the folder, only the characters BEFORE .savedSearch are highlighted for change. If I right click and choose Get Info and select hide extension, no change.
I've seen other online tutorials for the Smart Folder function in Lion and none of them have their folder name appended.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Mar 13, 2008
I've been working on a lot of projects lately, and I've noticed that my files are getting scattered all over my HDD. I'm just not thinking about organization right now, I'm thinking about getting the projects done as quickly as possible. I have found the Smart Folder interesting because of this recently. My question is how can I tag my Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Cinema 4D, After Effects, JPEGs, PNGs, Final Cut, and any other file type to show up in the Smart Folder for the same project? This way I'll just be able to open the smart folder and bang, everything for the project is in that folder. Less worrying about organization, more focusing on work!
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Aug 27, 2010
I can't figure this out. I'm trying to use smart folders to search for images within a certain folder and the sub-folders it contains.
The problem is, I can't figure out how to limit the search locations. The only options it provides are to search "this mac" or "(username)".
I've tried to use 'location' (set to match the folder name), but this brings up zero results.
Some instructions found by googling said to first use spotlight to select the folder I'd like to confine the search to before making the smart folders, but this doesn't work either.
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May 9, 2012
I want to remove a message from a smart folder, but keep it in a saved folder.
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24, Mac OS X (10.7), Home workgroup
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Oct 24, 2009
I would like to know whether it is possible to change the smart folders preferences in what to search by default. What I mean is in the "window" spotlight, when you search on it, by default is searches on "This mac" and on "Content", my question is whether this is changeable. I hope you understand what I was talking about, if not please ask.
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Sep 1, 2014
After being quite hesitant on installing Mavericks, I upgraded my MacBook and my iMac. However: all my mail stored in the smart mailboxes is unaccessible. This is a real disaster.
How do I get my mail archive back...
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Mar 13, 2012
I've made a Smart Folder to have one place to look for any bills I've paid in the last 40 days, with the following parameters:
- Search within a folder within my Home folder called "Accounts & Services"
- Name begins with "PD 2" (all my paid bills are labeled like "PD 2012-02-01 AT&T," for example)
- Last modified date is within last 40 days
The folder worked when I created it, and whenever I opened it for a day or so afterwards.
But a month later when I open the Smart Folder, the latest bills aren't there.
When I "Show Search Criteria," I see the "Search within" has been changed to a circular reference — it SEARCHES WITHIN THE SMART FOLDER ITSELF!
The practical upshot of which is that it finds only the files that were found at the time the Smart Folder was created, and does not find anything newer because it's looking in the wrong place.
I'm hoping someone has a remedy for this, but I don't have high hopes considering the "Mac Quick Tips" podcasts from 2009 in which Smart Folders are demonstrated show this problem in the demo without realizing it.
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Macbook Pro 13, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jul 4, 2012
How would I make a smart folder that only searches the local hard drive?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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Jul 1, 2014
I am trying to install a smart card reader for work. There are no prompts when connecting via USB or anything else.
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Jun 29, 2014
I have just installed Maverick. Mail does not display my Smart Mailboxes. The contents of the boxes are there as long as I can remember what I named the boxes. It seems that I have to search for the Smart Boxes by name and then transfer all the contents into a new Smart Mailbox of the same name. How to recover the Smart Mailbox before I go through another self defined process?
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Sep 9, 2014
My school district pushed out a Mavericks 10.9.4 update. Install went fine except Smart Notebook will not run and crashes on startup. I uninstalled and reinstalled Smart Notebook software yet problem continues. Tech department at my school district says Mavericks and Smart Notebook software should run fine together. I used my Smartboard everyday because my students participate and are engaged. Now I am at a standstill.
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Dec 9, 2014
can't get my wirless printer to connect to my Mac
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
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Aug 21, 2014
smart mailbox lists multiple copies of each message; option to exclude messages from trash, etc has no effect.
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imac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
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Aug 22, 2014
I'm trying to create a Smart Folder (OSX Mavericks) that selects files contained in a specific folder.
If I add a filter as "Document container" with any operator (starts with, contains, is, etc.) the search results is 0 files.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Aug 19, 2014
I have recently installed Trend Micro Smart surfing with serial number starting with TCEF. I am currently running my mac book pro on OSX Maverics Version 10.9.4. As soon as I installed the software, I got the error message that the software is not compatible with this version of OS. I went to applications and selected Trend Micro Smart surfing and moved it to trash and also emptied the trash. After this my laptop is rebooting frequently. I even went to safe mode and then into
system preferences ---> users and groups---> Login items and found nothing related to Trend Micro smart surfing. I have also tried to reinstall max osx and still having reboot issue. I have a lot of data and I am afraid I will loose this.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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May 17, 2010
Can anyone tell me how to make the applications folder reappear in my home folder without it looking like an alias? My steam install somehow messed it up so I had to delete it, and now I am trying to figure out how to get it back.
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Apr 4, 2010
Im using a 13" Pro, and when I touch the trackpad it keeps making this clicky noise. Like if I drum my fingers on the pad it makes a clicky noise.
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Dec 31, 2009
So a couple days of ago, I noticed my MacBook Pro's monitor would cut in and out rapidly for a couple seconds when I adjusted it.Today, my hand grazed the top of the monitor, and it the colors became inverted momentarily. So I decided to touch the top of the monitor again, and my screen became inverted permanently until I tapped it again.
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Mar 13, 2012
Every time my trackpad is touched it makes a clicking noise/rattling noise. No, it is not coming from the speakers. It seems to originate from the bottom middle and the bottom left where I mostly click, but even when I scroll more upwards it makes the noise. This computer is in excellent condition and has never been dropped or anything.
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MacBook Pro
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Jun 12, 2012
I was cleaning my 17" MacBook Pro today (purchased in March, 2011), and when I was cleaning near the screen, I noticed that the black plastic of the hinge made cracking noises as I ran my cleaning cloth across it (and every time I do it now with my finger). I have never had this happen before. Is this a known, harmless defect or is it something I should get looked at by someone at an Apple Store (still under AppleCare).
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 2.3GHz Intel Core i7
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