list of deleted document names when right clicking Pages icon

On my Mac - Monterey OS 12.6.5, when I right click on the pages icon in the tool bar, many names of documents that have been deleted are still in the list. Currently, there are > 40 deleted names in the list. How do I get rid of this list?

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Apr 22, 2023 11:47 PM

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VikingOSX

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Apr 23, 2023 5:46 AM in response to little Pug

The process that picas described works for me on macOS 12.6.5 and Ventura 13.3.1, in both cases, Pages v13.

The Recents menu is a stack and does not automatically purge deleted files from it until the quanta of newer recents pushes those entries from the stack.

picas

Level 7

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Apr 23, 2023 1:45 AM in response to little Pug

Pages menu File > Open Recent > Clear Menu.

little Pug Author

Level 1

5 points

Apr 23, 2023 3:50 AM in response to little Pug

Picas, I've tried that - does not work.

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list of deleted document names when right clicking Pages icon