Re: [WAMUG] Finder - Recents.

2023-12-08 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
Hello Fellow WAMUGGERS,
All good, reset the MacBook Pro to Factory Settings  today.
Enjoy your weekend.
Kind Regards
Tony Francis
BODDINGTON
W.A.

> On 8 Dec 2023, at 5:02 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis  wrote:
> 
> Hi Guy’s
> I have a 2008 Mac Book Pro that I want to return to factory settings, as I am 
> giving it away as a gift.
> The MacBook Pro is operating Yosemite 10.10.5.
> I have tried researching on line but the more you read the more confusing it 
> becomes, so I return to WAMUG for the security and sound advice.
> Thanks guy’s
> Tony Francis
> Boddington
> WA.
> 
>> On 14 Oct 2023, at 1:52 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis  wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you to the members that replied. I saved myself some grief.
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony Francis
>> 
>> BODDINGTON
>> 
>> W. A.
>> 
 On 12 Oct 2023, at 20:58, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG  
 wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Tony
>>> 
>>> Yes, as Tim mentioned, you don’t want to delete those, or you will lose it.
>>> Recents is just a “ghost image” of where all your files are stored 
>>> currently in other places on the computers. So if you delete them, you’re 
>>> technically deleting the originals.
>>> Easiest way to not see them, is to change what you see when you click on 
>>> Finder.
>>> 
>>> To do that, go to Finder.
>>> Then go to the Finder menu and click on Preferences. (Or Settings in 
>>> Ventura and above).
>>> Then click on General.
>>> Under “New Finder windows show” - you can then change “Recent” to say 
>>> “Documents” or your user directory (eg “Tony" or whatever your user account 
>>> is called).
>>> Then close that window.
>>> 
>>> Now, when you click on Finder (“the little smiley person on the left of the 
>>> Dock”), you’ll get taken to the folder you selected above.
>>> I tend to have mine just open to my User directory, as then I can go to all 
>>> my main folders from there - Desktop, Documents, etc.
>>> 
>>> Hope that helps.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> Daniel
>>> 
>>> ---
>>> Daniel Kerr
>>> MacWizardry
>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of 
>>> warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any 
>>> information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, 
>>> that permission by the author be requested.
>>> 
> On 12 Oct 2023, at 5:06 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
>  wrote:
 
 Hi Guy’s
 Just a question, when opening the FINDER it opens with RECENT, can I just 
 delete all of the recent activity? Or will I lose the original files?
 
 I know that I should know the answer but I’m just making sure.
 
 Thanks all
 
 Kind Regards
 
 Tony Francis
 
 BODDINGTON
 
 W.A.
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Re: [WAMUG] Finder - Recents.

2023-12-08 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
Hi Guy’s 
I have a 2008 Mac Book Pro that I want to return to factory settings, as I am 
giving it away as a gift. 
The MacBook Pro is operating Yosemite 10.10.5.
I have tried researching on line but the more you read the more confusing it 
becomes, so I return to WAMUG for the security and sound advice.
Thanks guy’s 
Tony Francis
Boddington
WA.

> On 14 Oct 2023, at 1:52 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis  wrote:
> 
> Thank you to the members that replied. I saved myself some grief.
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony Francis
> 
> BODDINGTON
> 
> W. A.
> 
>> On 12 Oct 2023, at 20:58, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tony
>> 
>> Yes, as Tim mentioned, you don’t want to delete those, or you will lose it.
>> Recents is just a “ghost image” of where all your files are stored currently 
>> in other places on the computers. So if you delete them, you’re technically 
>> deleting the originals.
>> Easiest way to not see them, is to change what you see when you click on 
>> Finder.
>> 
>> To do that, go to Finder.
>> Then go to the Finder menu and click on Preferences. (Or Settings in Ventura 
>> and above).
>> Then click on General.
>> Under “New Finder windows show” - you can then change “Recent” to say 
>> “Documents” or your user directory (eg “Tony" or whatever your user account 
>> is called).
>> Then close that window.
>> 
>> Now, when you click on Finder (“the little smiley person on the left of the 
>> Dock”), you’ll get taken to the folder you selected above.
>> I tend to have mine just open to my User directory, as then I can go to all 
>> my main folders from there - Desktop, Documents, etc.
>> 
>> Hope that helps.
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>> ---
>> Daniel Kerr
>> MacWizardry
>> 
>> p : 0414 795 960
>> e : 
>> w : 
>> 
>> 
>> **For everything Apple**
>> 
>> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
>> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of 
>> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of 
>> warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any 
>> information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that 
>> permission by the author be requested.
>> 
 On 12 Oct 2023, at 5:06 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Guy’s
>>> Just a question, when opening the FINDER it opens with RECENT, can I just 
>>> delete all of the recent activity? Or will I lose the original files?
>>> 
>>> I know that I should know the answer but I’m just making sure.
>>> 
>>> Thanks all
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards
>>> 
>>> Tony Francis
>>> 
>>> BODDINGTON
>>> 
>>> W.A.
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Re: [WAMUG] Finder - Recents.

2023-10-13 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
Thank you to the members that replied. I saved myself some grief.

Kind Regards

Tony Francis

BODDINGTON

W. A.

> On 12 Oct 2023, at 20:58, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony
> 
> Yes, as Tim mentioned, you don’t want to delete those, or you will lose it.
> Recents is just a “ghost image” of where all your files are stored currently 
> in other places on the computers. So if you delete them, you’re technically 
> deleting the originals.
> Easiest way to not see them, is to change what you see when you click on 
> Finder.
> 
> To do that, go to Finder.
> Then go to the Finder menu and click on Preferences. (Or Settings in Ventura 
> and above).
> Then click on General.
> Under “New Finder windows show” - you can then change “Recent” to say 
> “Documents” or your user directory (eg “Tony" or whatever your user account 
> is called).
> Then close that window.
> 
> Now, when you click on Finder (“the little smiley person on the left of the 
> Dock”), you’ll get taken to the folder you selected above. 
> I tend to have mine just open to my User directory, as then I can go to all 
> my main folders from there - Desktop, Documents, etc.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> ---
> Daniel Kerr
> MacWizardry
> 
> p : 0414 795 960
> e : 
> w : 
> 
> 
> **For everything Apple**
> 
> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. 
> Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or 
> accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this 
> email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the 
> author be requested. 
> 
>> On 12 Oct 2023, at 5:06 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Guy’s 
>> Just a question, when opening the FINDER it opens with RECENT, can I just 
>> delete all of the recent activity? Or will I lose the original files?
>> 
>> I know that I should know the answer but I’m just making sure.
>> 
>> Thanks all
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>> Tony Francis
>> 
>> BODDINGTON
>> 
>> W.A.
>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --
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>> Guidelines - 
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Re: [WAMUG] Finder - Recents.

2023-10-12 Thread Daniel Kerr via WAMUG 
Hi Tony

Yes, as Tim mentioned, you don’t want to delete those, or you will lose it.
Recents is just a “ghost image” of where all your files are stored currently in 
other places on the computers. So if you delete them, you’re technically 
deleting the originals.
Easiest way to not see them, is to change what you see when you click on Finder.

To do that, go to Finder.
Then go to the Finder menu and click on Preferences. (Or Settings in Ventura 
and above).
Then click on General.
Under “New Finder windows show” - you can then change “Recent” to say 
“Documents” or your user directory (eg “Tony" or whatever your user account is 
called).
Then close that window.

Now, when you click on Finder (“the little smiley person on the left of the 
Dock”), you’ll get taken to the folder you selected above. 
I tend to have mine just open to my User directory, as then I can go to all my 
main folders from there - Desktop, Documents, etc.

Hope that helps.

Kind regards
Daniel

---
Daniel Kerr
MacWizardry

p : 0414 795 960
e : 
w : 


**For everything Apple**

NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as 
such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any 
information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept 
liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to 
be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be 
requested. 

> On 12 Oct 2023, at 5:06 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi Guy’s 
> Just a question, when opening the FINDER it opens with RECENT, can I just 
> delete all of the recent activity? Or will I lose the original files?
> 
> I know that I should know the answer but I’m just making sure.
> 
> Thanks all
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony Francis
> 
> BODDINGTON
> 
> W.A.
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Re: [WAMUG] Finder - Recents.

2023-10-12 Thread Tim Law via WAMUG 
Hi Tony,

I think you lose the file. 

Regards

Tim

> On 12 Oct 2023, at 5:06 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi Guy’s 
> Just a question, when opening the FINDER it opens with RECENT, can I just 
> delete all of the recent activity? Or will I lose the original files?
> 
> I know that I should know the answer but I’m just making sure.
> 
> Thanks all
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony Francis
> 
> BODDINGTON
> 
> W.A.
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Re: [WAMUG] Finder - Recents.

2023-10-12 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG 
Hi Guy’s 
Just a question, when opening the FINDER it opens with RECENT, can I just 
delete all of the recent activity? Or will I lose the original files?

I know that I should know the answer but I’m just making sure.

Thanks all

Kind Regards

Tony Francis

BODDINGTON

W.A.
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