

For example, to sort in alphabetical ascending order, click on Name. All you have to do is click on the relevant attribute name at the top of the list. In the List view, you can further sort items, such as in alphabetical or chronological order.

As you'll see from the menu options available, this is where you can configure the Recent Items list to display more or fewer than 10 items.Īfter this tweak, open a couple of files and folders, then visit the Recent Items and Recent Folders lists.

To re-enable them, go to System Preferences > General and select any option except None from the Recent items dropdown menu. If you're lucky, your search will end in one of these two places.Ĭan't see the Recent Items menu option? Or does the Recent Folders menu item appear grayed out? You might have disabled them both in the past. There's a 10-item limit for this menu also. The Recent Folders list: For the most recently used folders, look under Go > Recent Folders. The list displays 10 items of three types: applications, documents, and servers. The Recent Items list: You'll find this under the Apple menu, which lives behind the Apple logo at the far left of the menu bar. Your first two stops to locate a recently used file or folder should be:
