5 Quick and Easy Ways To Clear Quicktime Player’s Recently Played

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Do you find the QuickTime Player’s Recently Played list cluttered and distracting? Are you tired of scrolling through endless videos and files that you no longer need? If so, you’re not alone. Many users find this feature to be an annoyance, and thankfully, there are simple steps you can take to remove played items.

To begin, open the QuickTime Player application on your Mac or PC. In the menu bar at the top of the screen or window, click on the “View” option. From the drop-down menu that appears, select “Show Recently Played.” This will display a list of all the videos and media files you have recently opened or played in chronological order.

To remove an individual item from the list, hover your mouse over it and click on the “X” icon that appears. This will instantly delete the item from the list. Alternatively, you can select multiple items by holding down the Command key (Mac) or Control key (PC) while clicking on each item. Once you have selected all the items you want to remove, right-click on any of them and select “Delete” from the context menu. This will remove all the selected items from the Recently Played list.

How to Get Rid of QuickTime Player Recently Played

If you’re like most people, you probably have a lot of videos saved on your computer. And if you’re using QuickTime Player to watch them, you may have noticed that it keeps a list of your recently played videos. This can be annoying if you don’t want other people to see what you’ve been watching. Fortunately, there are a few ways to get rid of the recently played list in QuickTime Player.

  1. Open QuickTime Player.

  2. Click on the “View” menu.

  3. Select “Hide Recently Played”.

This will hide the recently played list from the main QuickTime Player window. However, it will still be accessible from the “File” menu. To completely remove the recently played list, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open QuickTime Player.

  2. Click on the “Edit” menu.

  3. Select “Preferences”.

  4. Click on the “Playback” tab.

  5. Uncheck the “Show recently played items” box.

  6. Click on the “OK” button.

This will remove the recently played list from both the main QuickTime Player window and the “File” menu.

People Also Ask

How do I delete recently played items from QuickTime Player?

To delete recently played items from QuickTime Player, follow these steps:

  1. Open QuickTime Player.

  2. Click on the “View” menu.

  3. Select “Show Recently Played”.

  4. Right-click on the item you want to delete.

  5. Select “Delete”.

How do I stop QuickTime Player from remembering recently played items?

To stop QuickTime Player from remembering recently played items, follow these steps:

  1. Open QuickTime Player.

  2. Click on the “Edit” menu.

  3. Select “Preferences”.

  4. Click on the “Playback” tab.

  5. Uncheck the “Show recently played items” box.

  6. Click on the “OK” button.

How do I clear the cache in QuickTime Player?

To clear the cache in QuickTime Player, follow these steps:

  1. Open QuickTime Player.

  2. Click on the “File” menu.

  3. Select “Empty Trash”.

This will delete all of the files in the QuickTime Player cache.