Today we will consider the question that sooner or later every user of the Windows OS was asked. What are recent documents and how to find them on your computer? The issue is relevant today. Some users have not yet updated their "Seven" to the "Ten". Some people still prefer the stable and proven Windows 7 operating system. We will take a closer look at everything.
What are the Recent Documents intended for?
Surprisingly, not every user can answer this question. Some people have been working on computers for many years and are not even aware of the existence of such a folder. Actually, the Recent documents folder fully justifies its name. For example, if you quickly save files in a hurry, they go directly to this folder. If when creating a document you do not pay attention to the place where your document will be stored in the future and there will be the slightest glitch, then you can find the document in the "Recent Documents" folder. But the problem is that getting into this folder is not so easy. You will not be able to see it, because it is hidden, and in order to get into it, you will first have to change the settings so that the storage becomes visible. Next, consider the instructions on how to make the folder visible and how to go into it and clean it.
How to get to the Recent folder?
The folder is located on the path C: (D) \ Documents and Settings \ USERNAME \ Recent documents. So, let's move on to the instructions that any PC user can follow. This method is performed with a couple of mouse clicks. Everything is very easy and simple.
- We find the "Taskbar", click on it with the right mouse button, and the context menu opens.
- In the context menu we find the last item “Properties” and click on it. Then you will see a window with three tabs.
- Further in the window, then in the open window we find the tab “Configure” and click on it. We also check whether you have checked the checkbox in the "Privacy" section. If there are no checkmarks, then put them.
- You have opened the window "Settings - menu - start". We go down and find the item “Recent Documents” and put a mark in front of it.
- Save to the "OK" button and exit. Now in the "Start" link to the folder is available. In the same way, the link to the folder will be deleted on the "Ten."
Conclusion
In this article, we met with the Recent folder. Learned how to find Recent Documents. We recommend that you sometimes clean this folder. After cleaning, the files fall into the Recycle Bin, so if you deleted the document by accident, then you have the opportunity to restore it. In the Start Settings window, you can clean recently used documents.