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
    2024-03-22T16:44:14+00:00

    I was able to figure out if you double-click on RECENT, it will open a file explorer window, then click on HOME at the top; all recent files are displayed. Some extra steps, but at least its a temporary work around for me. I hope Microsoft addresses this and puts it back the way it was.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-22T16:33:02+00:00

    Same thing for me. Excel and Word only show OneDrive files in the recently opened list. This is so annoying. This feature worked flawlessly for ever, why are they messing with this?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-22T15:36:43+00:00

    Same issue here, started 3/20/2023 and effects all of my MS 365 (Office) apps.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-22T15:25:55+00:00

    I uninstalled One Drive and the problem persists. I logged in as a different user and it works fine but the recent files still don't display when logged in as me, the Admin.

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