RECENTS REMOVAL

I’ve noticed that the Recents folder contains numerous files. Some websites advise you to delete its contents, others warn against it. BY JOHN GOFF

ROB SAYS…

The Recents folder shows you a list of items you have recently used or created on your Mac, and is effectively a ‘smart’ search result that you can easily hide. To remove the Recents menu option from the Finder sidebar, go to Finder > Preferences and untick the Recents item at the top. And to stop the Finder automatically showing the Recents folder when you open a new Finder window, go to Finder > Preferences > General and under ‘New Finder windows show’, choose an alternative option aside from Recents in the menu there. Do not delete any items from the Recents folder – unless you really do want them gone for good.