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MRU

Finder traces the recent folders and files under /Users/<user>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist. The file is in binary format and can be viewed with defaults read <file>. A better parsing can be done with the library plistlib.

Interesting fields :

  • FXRecentFolders

  • NewWindowTargetPath

  • RecentMoveAndCopyDestinations

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