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Restoring Download to sidebar on MacBook

I recently updated my MacBook and lost the downloads option on the sidebar of Finder. How do I restore it?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Aug 7, 2023 7:06 AM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2023 7:27 AM

go into Apple Menu > Finder > Settings, in the "sidebar" tab and put a checkmark in "Downloads".

if already selected, uncheck and then recheck "downloads". you may also need to relaunch finder.

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Aug 7, 2023 7:27 AM in response to Paul Stovall

go into Apple Menu > Finder > Settings, in the "sidebar" tab and put a checkmark in "Downloads".

if already selected, uncheck and then recheck "downloads". you may also need to relaunch finder.

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