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My recents folder is not in order of last opened - just a mass of names, in alphabetical order. This is useless.
I am using a MacBook Air and have version 12.2.1 - all up to date.
Had the same issue on my iMac earlier this year and then it magically got reset correctly, but prefer not to wait for magic this time. Ideas please.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2
There may be a way to see if 'spotlight' can index the contents.
If so, maybe that would put things back in their correct order.
• Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716
Does 'search' in Mac seem not find items, or they're incorrect?
When using this, can take significant more time than expected.
If this is even on-track, am not now certain. Another path that
could help may be to start in Safe mode; as that does stuff with
system files; and turns off items on reduced function re-start.
• How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
[Other 'similar spotlight' items can be found in search such as this..]
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=index+with+spotlight+macOS&ia=web
Now, I've fewer ideas. As midnight approaches; not so focused.
There may be a way to see if 'spotlight' can index the contents.
If so, maybe that would put things back in their correct order.
• Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716
Does 'search' in Mac seem not find items, or they're incorrect?
When using this, can take significant more time than expected.
If this is even on-track, am not now certain. Another path that
could help may be to start in Safe mode; as that does stuff with
system files; and turns off items on reduced function re-start.
• How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
[Other 'similar spotlight' items can be found in search such as this..]
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=index+with+spotlight+macOS&ia=web
Now, I've fewer ideas. As midnight approaches; not so focused.
Thanks, K Shaffer,
Strangely, after weeks of seeing the recents all in utterly useless alphabetical order, as I was playing around with things, I discovered that, for whatever reason, if I view them in list format, instead of my preferred column format, they pop into reverse chronological order. Just perfect. So it is fixed!
Sorta what I considered.
Glad you figured that way.
..Since mine, across several Mac OS X also later macOS
versions have/had similar difficulties; rendering various
lists, with/without icons; sizes, and range of sort orders.
Sometimes when I really want a vintage item, I settle for
a USB flash drive and copy; from my old G4 Mac Mini 1.5.
(I could set up 2nd wi-fi local network; on top existing one.)
Inevitably, most stuff saved to a different vintage Mac-ready
USB drive, has a different sort basis; or has lost ones I set up.
So I have to choose to change options by using View & etc.
Images and other time-worn debris from an earlier age
still are here in their archived Mac versions; for awhile.
My digital camera(s) have some OK edits on-board
old Macs. Along with free image-editing software.
~ Haven't used two good cameras in awhile. I suffer
w/ iPhone instead; I've better NK-DLSR, & early Lumix.
Amazing how certain vintages of worthwhile stuff still
does a great job; within a co-existing range of purpose.
Attributes within Finder and desktop views, are useful.
RECENTS are not recent
