How to Create a Recent Items Stack in the Dock
Stacks let you quickly access data from your Dock, but Apple doesn’t let you add a stack containing your most recently accessed files or apps unless you use the following Terminal command:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
Then restart the Dock:
killall Dock
When the Dock reappears, you’ll find a stack of recent items beside the Trash. To change which items appear in the stack, right-click it to choose Recent Applications, Recent Documents, Recent Servers, Favorite Volumes, or Favorite Items.
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sunshine365
August 29, 2011 at 4:52pm
I too have lost my dock.....!!! frantically searching for a command to restore :( it was only my 2nd terminal command ever and I think it's scared me out of using what could have been a cool tool.....
BrownGuy82
April 04, 2011 at 11:06pm
I tried this and my dock doesn't show up now. I can't even login into my Mac for more than a couple of minutes because now it just keeps crashing.
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