Faulty 'Recent' document list in OneDrive, File Explorer and Microsoft 365

I'm having what I assume is a similar issue. For me tghe issue is that although the file is in my companies one drive (confirmed by file path of the recent file) it is displaying as being in a former clients one drive in the recent file list. Interestingly it shows up as being in my one drive when the recent files list syncs and displays on an older machine.

Thanks to this post my assumption is now that this is linked to the bug outlined here and that:

• Something in the setup of the specific PC is causing my one drive and sharepoint to display as prior clients in the recent docs list
• It's something sticky, possibly in the registry that is creating this link (removing both office 365 and one drive and reinstalling has not helped)

I'm not sure whether this is directly a security or productivity issue, but it is pretty unhelpful.

• It's cost me at least 6 hours trying to figure out what on earth is going on
• As we face increasingly advanced cybersecurity threats it's at best VERY UNHELPFUL to have the location of a document brought into question
• I'd like to share links to objects within one drive to a prospective client. It will look very unprofessional if it appears that I'm sharing links from another companies one drive. I have no idea how this will look when shared with clients.

As a supposed leader in security I would hope that Microsoft would take the erosion in confidence that this 'bug' will cause seriously

I'm having what I assume is a similar issue. For me tghe issue is that although the file is in my companies one drive (confirmed by file path of the recent file) it is displaying as being in a former clients one drive in the recent file list. Interestingly it shows up as being in my one drive when the recent files list syncs and displays on an older machine.

Thanks to this post my assumption is now that this is linked to the bug outlined here and that:

• Something in the setup of the specific PC is causing my one drive and sharepoint to display as prior clients in the recent docs list
• It's something sticky, possibly in the registry that is creating this link (removing both office 365 and one drive and reinstalling has not helped)

I'm not sure whether this is directly a security or productivity issue, but it is pretty unhelpful.

• It's cost me at least 6 hours trying to figure out what on earth is going on
• As we face increasingly advanced cybersecurity threats it's at best VERY UNHELPFUL to have the location of a document brought into question
• I'd like to share links to objects within one drive to a prospective client. It will look very unprofessional if it appears that I'm sharing links from another companies one drive. I have no idea how this will look when shared with clients.

As a supposed leader in security I would hope that Microsoft would take the erosion in confidence that this 'bug' will cause seriously

Hi SAM 2DS, your observations and comments are correct. Yes, as in your case, this problem cost me more than 6 hours researching and trying out different workaround (but none work). This problem started as a Microsoft OneDrive sync problem, but it spread to hurt the other Microsoft products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. The fact that RECENT folder is corrupted is definitely a productivity issue for me, and it appears to be a security issue as well, based on what you described. Microsoft just gave me another reason to look for alternative like LibreOffice or Google Docs.

Same issue here - Just started today (3/21/2024) and is very frustrating given impact to usability and productivity.

What is the status of the investigation and estimated timeframe for a solution?

Please advise - thanks...

Pete

Not sure why however my issue mysteriously resolved itself on Sat 3/23 morning - about 2 days after it began.

When the issue occurred for some unknown reason it only occurred on one Windows PC (Desktop) and NOT another PC (Surface) bother were logged into the same Office 365 user.

Not sure what occurred overnight that resulted in the issue no longer occurring on 3/23 however I am happy that my ease of use and productivity is back.

Pete_B

Same here. This morning, 3/25/24, i opened MS Excel and all recent documents were there. Not sure what happened over the weekend but i am glad it is working again. Big productivity gain!

Perhaps related. Often when I start typing an email address when composing an email in Outlook, rather than recent or frequently used email addresses being suggested by Outlook, there is a list of ones I barely recognise or to whom I cannot remember ever having sent a message, except perhaps in reply to a multiple addressee email. They are certainly neither frequent nor recent. As an example, someone who I correspond with at least daily doesn’t come up in the suggested list.

Does anyone else have this problem?