You can clear your Recent Files in Windows 10 by going into your "Change folder and search options" menu.

If you don’t see them by default, that’s because they’ve been hidden since Windows 8. To unhide them, open File Explorer ...

When we open a document, say a Word file, Excel, or TXT file, an image file (PNG, JPG, etc.), audio video, etc., Windows automatically keeps track of such opened files. This helps to easily access or ...

I might be the only person that actually likes the recent files option in File Explorer. However, I have issues. I recently re-installed Win 10 from an bare bones Win 7 update (I had Win10 a few weeks ...

Many people work on the same files for several days at a time: You may work on a term paper, a project, or a presentation, and want to access these files repeatedly. If you store your files in ...

Update on May 5, 2025: According to a Windows 10 support page (spotted by Windows Latest), the removal of “recent files” app jump lists in Windows 10’s Start menu was confirmed to be a bug caused by ...

Did you know you can quickly access your most recent files on your iPhone without navigating through folders or apps? Thanks to Apple's Files widget, you can directly access your files with a tap of ...

In the past few months, I've tried a lot of file managers on both Windows and macOS, and it's made me realize how ineffective and insufficient the solutions provided by Microsoft and Apple can be.

The files and folders you use more frequently on your PC keep getting added to the Folders section under Quick Access in File Explorer. These are called Frequent Folders in Windows 11/10; however, ...