Certainly! Here’s a rewritten version of your instructions:
When you log in to your Mac, the Dock is often the first thing you see, providing quick access to your favorite apps. By default, it includes a “Recent Applications” stack, which shows the apps you’ve used recently.
In addition to managing your app shortcuts, you can also add a “Recent Items” stack to the Dock. This stack can display recently opened files, applications, servers, and more.
To add the Recent Items stack to your OS X Dock, follow these steps:
- Open Terminal: You can find it in “Applications > Utilities,” or simply search for it using Spotlight.
- Enter the Command: Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="recent-apps";}'- Restart the Dock: To apply the changes, type the following command and press Enter:
killall DockAfter following these steps, you should see the Recent Items stack added to your Dock, giving you quick access to your recently used files and applications.
2. Simply copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
Make sure the command is in one single syntax line in Terminal, and press Enter to execute the action.
Once done, you’ll need to restart the OS X Dock for the changes to take effect. To do this, enter the following command into Terminal:
killall Dock
You should now see a new “Recent Applications” stack in the OS X Dock; it will be present right next to the Trash icon.
If you right-click on the stack, you can change the stack to display either Recent Applications, Recent Documents, Recent Servers, Favorite Volumes, or Favorite Items.
To remove the stack from your Dock, simply drag it out of the Dock and into the Trash. This will remove the stack from your OS X Dock completely.
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