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Clear recents in Finder on Mac

Why

Perhaps you've been browsing files you do not want others to know exist, like your Will or something else.

How

Step 1: Finder UI

Finder > Go > Recent Folders > Clear

Finder > Go > Recent Folders > Clear

Step 2: Shell

Open Terminal and paste the below

rm -rf $TMPDIR../C/com.apple.recentitems/
killall Finder