In macOS add a stack of recent files in the dock

The quickest way to view recent documents and files - is to add the appropriate folder to the dock, where it will be displayed in the form of a stack. In it files conveniently located and always before his eyes.

To add a folder to the last file in the dock, do the following.

1. Go to the Finder and open the Settings menu or by using a combination Command + <.>
2. In the "Sidebar" check the box opposite the item "Recent".
3. Return to the Finder, and then drag the folder "Recent" from the sidebar to the dock.
4. Done!

At the request of the context menu by right-clicking, you can choose to display the stack: as a folder or stack. More convenient to assign sorting by date last opened to recent documents have always been on top.

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Similarly, in the Dock, you can add a stack with screenshots - will be useful for designers, editors and all those who often need to take screenshots.

First we need to change the location to save the screenshots, so they do not fall on your desktop, and, say, a folder "Screenshots" in your home directory.

The following command creates a folder on the drive and assign new storage location.

mkdir Screenshots && defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~ / Screenshots

And then just need to open it in the Finder and drag it to the Dock. Well, pick your desired collation and display.