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

Anonymous
2023-12-04T11:38:15+00:00

I understand there is a bug that engineers are working on and that this 'bug' is a big worry for many of us, ie. I'm seeing a 'Recent' list (shows in my File Explorer and on OneDrive) which includes documents that I did not open recently, and gives wrong dates of when opened. My Microsoft 365 Word files are synced to OneDrive. I use Windows 11.

I came across an additional worry concerning this today. I opened my Microsoft 365 Word and found the faulty 'Recent' list there, too. I clicked on the latest item on the list (which I had, in fact, opened yesterday via Explorer), and I got a message warning me that the file was a potential security risk. This is the main file of a novel I am working on and am doing editing each day. I find I can still open the document via File Explorer with no such warning and the document did seem ok when I opened it this way, but is it safe to do so? I have a deadline to finish my editing and need assurance there is no security problem and that this 'Recent' list problem will soon be rectified.

I have only noticed the wrong 'Recent' list in the past week or two, but there are other threads about this, one I have seen goes back to October with people telling of this same issue. In a later thread (in November) we were told it's a known bug that is currently being investigated. Please can I have an update on when it is likely to be fixed. Meanwhile, are our files safe to continue accessing and working on?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-30T13:25:34+00:00

    So, my OneDrive Recent list is now blank. If I hover over the area where a files should be, I can click on blank space and the file will open. But it is a surprise what the file will be.

    Any suggestions here?

    T

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-10T21:24:43+00:00

    I'm having a similar issue with OneDrive dominance over local storage and recent files. If I open files in any Office application that has recent files list, and the file I opened was on OneDrive, it remembers the file as it should. If I open the files on a local drive/directory, the file is remembered as I expect, however, overnight, the recent files list is reset to those files ONLY ON ONE DRIVE. Office apps refuse to remember previously opened files past the 24 hour mark.

    I've spoken with support, not getting any love there. Ideas?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-25T15:36:29+00:00

    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!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-22T00:51:09+00:00

    I have Office 2021 and have the same issue. It just started for me yesterday. Things were working fine before that.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-02T14:02:59+00:00

    Hi Ajibola

    Does the bug falsely show that a file has been saved to OneDrive?

    I had a Word file I was working on in the Android Word app for a month. It showed 'saved' to OneDrive on the 13th December 2023. When I tried to open it on the 14th December 2023 I got the message saying it cannot be opened as it may have been 'moved, renamed or deleted' none of which happened.

    It has vanished. OneDrive support have checked my file history and they say it was never on OneDrive! I literally worked on it every day and my edits were saved the next time I opened it.

    I always opened it from the Recent list.

    I don't understand how it could have been accessible for a month, and save my edits, and then not exist.

    I've looked everywhere and it has vanished. I just wondered if the bug can show that a file has been saved recently but basically it's lying. And if it wasn't saved to OneDrive, where was it saved to?

    Any suggestions?

    Many thanks

    Bryony

    PS I only have one OneDrive Personal Account

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