How to delete[clear] recently viewed[accessed] files?

Posted by admin

July 8, 2008

To remove the record of recently accessed documents, right-click Start, click Properties, and then click Customize. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Clear List. If you’re using the Classic Start menu, click Clear. Clicking Clear List empties the My Recent Documents folder. It dosen’t delete the documents from your computer.

If you don’t want to include anything in the My Recent Documents folder, click Customize on the Advanced tab and then clear the check box labelled ‘List my most recently opened documents’. In Windows XP Home Edition, My Recent Documents is not automatically listed on the Start menu. You can turn on this feature by right-clicking Start, clicking Properties, clicking Customize, and then selecting the check box next to ‘List my most recently opened documents’.

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