How To Clear Recent Files From Quick Access In Windows 10

Click Start and type: file explorer options and hit Enter or click the option at the top of the search results. Now in the Privacy section make sure both boxes are checked for recently used files and folder in Quick Access and click the Clear button. That's it.

1. How do I delete documents from quick access?
2. How do I delete recent files in Windows 10?
3. How do I remove recents from files?
4. Where do files go when removed from quick access?
5. How do I stop folders from appearing in quick access?
6. Why can't I unpin from quick access?
7. How do I remove the 3D objects folder from this PC?
8. How do I clear the cache in Windows 10?
9. How do I clear new tab history?
10. Can I delete Recent Places folder?

How do I delete documents from quick access?

All you have to do is right-click on the file or folder and select Remove from Quick Access or Unpin from Quick Access. If you ever want to allow any files or folders to appear again, use the Clear button from File Explorer Options (shown in the previous section).

How do I delete recent files in Windows 10?

At the top-left of your File Explorer window, click "File," and then click "Change folder and search options." 3. Under "Privacy" in the General tab of the pop-up window that appears, click the "Clear" button to immediately clear all your Recent Files, then click "OK."

How do I remove recents from files?

Clear the list of recently used files

1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Recent.
3. Right click a file in the list and select Clear unpinned items.
4. Click Yes to clear the list.

Where do files go when removed from quick access?

The file disappears from the list. Keep in mind that Quick Access is just a placeholder section with shortcuts to certain folders and files. So any items you remove from Quick Access still survive intact in their original location.

How do I stop folders from appearing in quick access?

To prevent folders from appearing in the Quick Access section, go to View - Options in any File Explorer window and uncheck the box that says "Show recently accessed folders in Quick access".

Why can't I unpin from quick access?

In File Explorer, try to remove the pinned item by right-clicking and choosing Unpin from Quick access or use Remove from Quick access (for frequent places that's added automatically). But if that doesn't work, create a folder with the same name and in the same location where the pinned item expects the folder to be.

How do I remove the 3D objects folder from this PC?

How to Remove the 3D Objects Folder From Windows 10

1. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace.
2. With NameSpace open on the left, right click and delete the following key: ...
3. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432NodeNameSpace.

How do I clear the cache in Windows 10?

To clear the cache:

1. Press the Ctrl, Shift and Del/Delete keys on your keyboard at the same time.
2. Select All time or Everything for Time range, make sure Cache or Cached images and files is selected, and then click the Clear data button.

How do I clear new tab history?

Clear your history

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click History. History.
4. On the left, click Clear browsing data. ...
5. From the drop-down menu, select how much history you want to delete. ...
6. Tick the boxes for the data that you want Chrome to clear, including 'browsing history'. ...
7. Click Clear data.

Can I delete Recent Places folder?

1. Click on Start and in the Search bar type Recent Places. 2. In the programs pane, right click on Recent Places and click on Clear Recent Items List.