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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.
***Moved from Windows / Windows 11 / Files, folders, and storage ***
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Thank you @markz& !!!
Thousands of people have been complaining about this for *months* including me.
NO one from Microsoft came even close to solving it. Half of them solve the wrong problem (like switching off ALL recent files).
Why can't they figure it out? Many Thanks to you. I am not impressed with MS tech support.
Hi SD Jashti,
Well it's been 6 days since I took the advise of Markz&'s solution and so far so good seems to be listing my recently opened files correctly.
Well it's been 6 days since I took the advise of Markz&'s solution and so far so good seems to be listing my recently opened files correctly.
I am replying to this thread as well. Unchecking "Show files from Office.com" has seemingly resolved the issues with my "Recent Files" selection. I was also dealing with the absurd bug of files from years ago populating my "Recent Files" section. Thank you for sharing this workaround!
Same issue facing.
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.
***Moved from Windows / Windows 11 / Files, folders, and storage ***