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From: Colour Sergeant Bourne <bourne@rorke.za>
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Subject: Re: Clear Documents From RECENTS in Finder/Favorites/Sidebar
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 12:06:09 -0400
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On 7/6/24 3:52 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2024-07-06, Colour Sergeant Bourne <bourne@rorke.za> wrote:
>> On 7/5/24 4:45 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2024-07-05 13:36, Colour Sergeant Bourne wrote:
>>>> On 7/4/24 5:16 PM, Your Name wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-07-04 17:28:59 +0000, Colour Sergeant Bourne said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’m unable to clear 1,000+ document files from
>>>>>> Finder/Favorites/Recents in the Sidebar on my fully updated M3
>>>>>> iMac
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’ve tried Apple Icon/Recent Items/Clear Menu with no joy. Recent
>>>>>> folders and apps clear but not the document files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’ve tried Finder/Go/Recents, or just clicking Recents from the
>>>>>> sidebar, but don’t see any way to Clear the document files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can select the documents in the Recent folder and hit Move to
>>>>>> Trash, or drag them there, and while that clears them from the
>>>>>> Recents folder, it also deletes them from their original
>>>>>> location-- and I don't want to do that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So....how to clear (not delete) documents from the Recents Folder?
>>>>>
>>>>> The "Recents" folder is basically just a system-made "smart
>>>>> folder", so the files listed there are not taking up any extra
>>>>> space and you cannot clear them. It's another useless and buggy
>>>>> gimmick Apple added to overbloat MacOS.
>>>>>
>>>>> The easiest option is to just ignore it and turn it off in the
>>>>> Finder Preferences / remove it from the Finder windows' sidebar.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you really need such a feature, you would be better off making
>>>>> your own "smart" folder to list files opened within the last X days
>>>>> so that you can define the timeframe.
>>>>>
>>>> It's more a privacy thing-- not wanting an easily available record
>>>> of every file I've ever opened...
>>>
>>> Privacy from whom, exactly?
>>
>> You know...them ;-)
> 
> Where's your evidence that this information is accessible by them?
> 
There was a coded message in the arrangement of the pepperoni slices on 
an extra large Costco pizza. The cashier tried to mix them up when I was 
checking out but I stopped her. Same issue at the exit door but I 
prevailed again ;-)