Finder Preferences in Side Bar Disappeared

The majority of the sidebar preferences that I have been using have disappeared. I have the Finder Preferences that I want checked, but they are not appearing in the sidebar. How do I get them back?

MacOS Big Sur version 11.6.7

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Jul 19, 2022 3:40 PM

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SilverMiner Author

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Jul 19, 2022 5:33 PM in response to dialabrain

Thank you Dialabrain.

Mea Culpa; such an easy fix!

dialabrain

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Jul 19, 2022 4:47 PM in response to SilverMiner

They may be "hidden". Hover the cursor to the right of the words Favorites etc. until you see ">", then click on it.

dialabrain

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Jul 19, 2022 6:37 PM in response to SilverMiner

Welcome.

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