OneDrive Personal web bug: a file called "Drew Menning Deck" is stuck on my OneDrive Home/Recent page. It is not in My files or Shared. The only option is Open. Please remove the stale Recent/Home entry from my account or escalate to the OneDrive web team

Drew Menning 0 Reputation points
2026-03-29T08:29:33.1333333+00:00

I need help with a OneDrive Personal bug on the OneDrive web Home page.

Problem:

A file named "Drew Menning Deck" is stuck on my OneDrive Home/Recent view every time I open OneDrive on the web.

What I already confirmed:

  • The file is NOT in My files
  • The file is NOT in Shared
  • On the Home page, when I click the item or the three dots, the only option available is "Open"
  • I do NOT get a delete, remove, hide, or manage option
  • I want the item removed from the OneDrive Home/Recent landing page because it should no longer appear there

Request:

Please clear or reset the stuck Recent/Home entry on the backend for my Microsoft account, or escalate this as a OneDrive web UI/account-data issue.

What I need from support:

  • Remove this file reference from my OneDrive Home/Recent view
  • Confirm whether this is a known issue with stale shared/recent metadata
  • Escalate to the OneDrive web team if first-line support cannot clear it

Environment:

  • OneDrive Personal
  • Web version
  • Microsoft account: [your Microsoft email here]
  • Browser(s) tested: [Chrome/Edge/etc.]
  • Approximate first noticed date: [add if you know it]

Please do not send generic steps like checking My files or Shared unless you are certain there is a new action available, because I have already verified those repeatedly and the item still remains visible on Home.

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    2026-03-29T08:29:54.9066667+00:00

    The behavior described (a single stale item stuck on the OneDrive Personal Home/Recent page that cannot be removed, is not in My files or Shared, and only offers an Open action) is not covered in the provided documentation, and there are no documented steps here to clear or reset a single corrupted Recent/Home entry in OneDrive Personal or to confirm it as a known issue.

    The available guidance in the context only covers:

    • Removing unexpected items from the recently used files list in Office apps (not OneDrive web) by right‑clicking and choosing Remove from list.
    • Handling malicious or blocked files in OneDrive/SharePoint/Teams by deleting the file itself.
    • Restoring or recovering files and libraries in OneDrive/SharePoint.
    • Clearing OneDrive cached credentials and contacting support channels.

    None of these sources describe a supported way to:

    • Directly clear or edit a single stuck Recent/Home entry in OneDrive Personal on the web, or
    • Perform a backend reset of OneDrive web Recent metadata for a specific Microsoft account.

    Because of that, the only actionable path supported by the context is to contact Microsoft support so the issue can be investigated and, if appropriate, escalated to the OneDrive team. Use the OneDrive and Microsoft account support entry points to open a ticket, describe the stuck Recent/Home item, and request escalation:

    1. Go to the Microsoft account and subscription help entry point: Account & Billing Help.
    2. For technical issues with OneDrive, use: Contact Microsoft Support, enter the OneDrive Personal web/Home/Recent problem, select Get Help, and then choose Contact Support if further assistance is needed.
    3. Provide details such as:
      • That the file does not exist in My files or Shared.
      • That the Home/Recent card only offers Open and no delete/remove/hide option.
      • Browsers tested and approximate first‑seen date.

    If the issue is related to broader OneDrive data corruption (for example, many items missing, deleted, or corrupted), the documented remediation is to use OneDrive restore or file version history, but that is only applicable when the underlying files or libraries are affected, not a single UI Recent entry.


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