{"id":29350,"date":"2024-11-11T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=29350"},"modified":"2024-11-11T08:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:17:55","slug":"how-to-see-a-list-of-all-your-recently-accessed-files-folders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-see-a-list-of-all-your-recently-accessed-files-folders\/","title":{"rendered":"How to See a List of All Your Recently Accessed Files & Folders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to See a List of All Your Recently Accessed Files & Folders<\/span>
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\nDid you know that every time you access a file or folder in Windows, it\u2019s added to a list. It’s like leaving a paper trail of everything you’ve opened on your PC. Do you know how to see this list? It\u2019s easy. Very easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Open a Run dialog by holding down the Windows Key and tapping the \u201cR\u201d key. Type RECENT<\/span> in the Run dialog and press Enter or click \u201cOK\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

And you\u2019ll see a long list of files you\u2019ve accessed recently. The list is a lot longer than you can see in the screenshot below, because it’s been a long time since I’ve cleared my “Recent” folder in Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, I’ve kept my Windows 11 computer nice and clean!<\/p>\n

\"Clear<\/p>\n

Windows 10 and 11 will also see recently accessed files and folders appea in File Explorer in the “Privacy” section. <\/span>If you want to clear this list of recently access files and folders, do this:<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog.<\/span><\/p>\n

Type Control Folders<\/span> in the run box to open File Explorer Options and click OK or press Enter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In File Explorer Options (Windows 10 and 11) under \u201cPrivacy\u201d, next to \u201cClear File Explorer history\u201d click the “Clear” button. See the screenshots below.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight
\nAbove: Windows 10; Below: Windows 11 (make sure all 3 options under “Privacy” are selected)
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\"Clear<\/span><\/p>\n

So now you know how you (or anyone with access to your PC and a little Windows knowledge) can\u00a0 see what files and folders you’ve recently accessed on your computer. And now you know how to clean that up!
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  How to See a List of All Your Recently Accessed Files & Folders Did you know that every time you access a file or folder in Windows, it\u2019s added to a list. It’s like leaving a paper trail of everything you’ve opened on your PC. Do you know how to see this list? It\u2019s easy. Very easy.\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3948,4299,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29350"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29350"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29354,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29350\/revisions\/29354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}