Documents showing in recent when not opened

Anonymous
2023-11-08T23:08:54+00:00

I have noticed that every time I open file explorer, the recent list shows a random 10 documents which are stored on onedrive that I haven't accessed (on this or any other device). I am the only one with access to the device and the onedrive folder.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-09T06:57:40+00:00

    Update Feb 2, 2024. Same problem for me today. Totally freaked out and lost 4 hours of productive time as thought someone was accessing my files.
    Spent 90 mins with MS Support chat which was useless. Told me to disable show recent files in quick access. Totally missed the point and ignored root cause. Zero care factor.
    Very thankful for Markz&, though I unticked "show files from Office.com" If I hadn't found this thread I would be incurring $ for external IT support to ensure my laptop was not being remotely accessed.
    Thank you MS community and Microsoft do better!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T10:20:54+00:00

    That's it! Thanks. It was driving me nuts.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-03T00:51:22+00:00

    Could it be attributable that One Drive is backing up each snd every file on Startup (whether or not the user is actually accessing the file) so that the file is automatically being listed ad "recently accessed:? If so, how foes pne stop the backup of every file on Windows start'up -- wouldnt that solve the problem??

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-28T13:38:05+00:00

    I don't have that option "include account-based insights, recent, favorite, and recommended files"

    I only have Show files from office.com.

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