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Hello,
for a couple of days or maybe even weeks I noticed that in my recent files list in Windows Explorer several files appear which I did not actively open. At this moments there are 13 of these files in my list. All of these files seem to be on OneDrive.
This concerns me in two different ways:
Security: have the files been "touched" by some villaineous software, or have they just been checked routinely by Windows and its components?
Usability: In the recent files list are more then 50 percent of files which I did not work on and which will block my view on the files I did open.
I am hoping for advise.
Have a great time
Olaf.
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Has anyone tried unchecking "Include accoutn-based insights, recent, favorite...." under folder options of Home?
Open File explorer > click home > click the "..." > go to options > uncheck Include account-based insights...".
We've started seeing this issue too.
It's quite disturbing for the users, as they suspect some malware activity or hacking etc.
Is there already an explanation why this happens?
No -- there is no explanation. Microsoft is silent on the problem. Let's hope they are working on a fix.
Same issue here - This NEEDS to be fixed. What's the purpose of recent - if they are not recent.
I have noticed that a number of my files are also showing up in the recent folder. Some of these files are extremely sensitive. But with I go to Microsoft 360, these files do not show they have been accessed. This only started during a recent patch install in the last day or two. I need to make sure it is not malware accessing my files. How do I make sure? Thank you.