Recent Folder Files

Is there any limit to the number of files that can be accumulated in
the Recent folder?

What are the files in the Recent folder used for?

Big
Thu Mar 27 15:23:12 PDT 2008

randau wrote:
> Is there any limit to the number of files that can be accumulated in
> the Recent folder?
>
> What are the files in the Recent folder used for?
>
Start -> My Recent Documents

And through setup of task bar by one method or another (meaning tweakui
/ registry edits or other utilities), this top 10 list can be adjusted
in size.

Ramesh,
Thu Mar 27 23:45:13 PDT 2008

MaxRecentDocs - Google Search:=20
http://www.google.com/search?hl=3Den&q=3DMaxRecentDocs

--=20
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows=AE Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


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Is there any limit to the number of files that can be accumulated in
the Recent folder?

What are the files in the Recent folder used for?

randau
Fri Mar 28 14:11:59 PDT 2008

Thanks for your replies. But, I'm not talking about the 15 Recent
Files displayed in the Start Menu (which I don't use). I'm talking
about the 150 or so files that have accumulated in the Recent
Folder.

Is there a default limit on the quantity of files that can accumulate
in the Recent Folder and if so, what is the default limit?

Jean
Fri Mar 28 18:38:03 PDT 2008

If you mean Mt recent documents folder in XP, thet are just shortcuts to
files you accessed recently. Their only purpose is to allow you to retrieve
those filesquickly, if not needed you can clear that folder.
"randau" <spamjunkmail2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:25bf2181-1b7a-445b-ba48-bd8fae07fb3c@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for your replies. But, I'm not talking about the 15 Recent
> Files displayed in the Start Menu (which I don't use). I'm talking
> about the 150 or so files that have accumulated in the Recent
> Folder.
>
> Is there a default limit on the quantity of files that can accumulate
> in the Recent Folder and if so, what is the default limit?

randau
Sun Mar 30 10:39:52 PDT 2008

On Mar 28, 6:38=A0pm, "Jean Rosenfeld" <jean.rosenf...@nospam.uk> wrote:
> If you mean Mt recent documents folder in XP, thet are just shortcuts to
> files you accessed recently. Their only purpose is to allow you to retriev=
e
> those filesquickly, if not needed you can clear that folder."randau" <spam=
junkmail2...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>

I don't particularly want to clear the Recent folder and have to keep
clearing it periodically. I merely want to know if there's a default
limit to its growth and what that limit is.

Jean
Fri Apr 11 12:23:43 PDT 2008

You could use this registry tweak to disable it altogether:
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/545/

"randau" <spamjunkmail2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Mar 28, 6:38 pm, "Jean Rosenfeld" <jean.rosenf...@nospam.uk> wrote:
> If you mean Mt recent documents folder in XP, thet are just shortcuts to
> files you accessed recently. Their only purpose is to allow you to
> retrieve
> those filesquickly, if not needed you can clear that folder."randau"
> <spamjunkmail2...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>

I don't particularly want to clear the Recent folder and have to keep
clearing it periodically. I merely want to know if there's a default
limit to its growth and what that limit is.