How to Disable or Remove Recent Files in Adobe Reader and Acrobat DC
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Remove Recent Files in Adobe Reader Desktop
Step 1:On theRecentlist, hover over the shortcut you want to delete.
Step 2:Next, click thecheckboxon the left of the listing to select it. A separate pane should appear on the screen.
Step 3:ClickRemove From Recentto remove the file listing from Recent. You can also select multiple items and remove them in a single go.
If you have many items on the list and want to remove the majority of them, make selecting them less of a chore bychecking the box right underneath Recent. That prompts the application to select all items on the list. Then, you mayuncheck the itemsthat you want to keep on the list.
Additionally, you can also choose to clear the entire list immediately. There’s aClear Recentoption in the lower-right corner of the window. Click it, then clickClear Liston the confirmation pop-up to flush out the entire list.
Disable Recent Files in Adobe Reader Desktop
If you don’t like Recent files populating a list of every file you open, configure Adobe Acrobat to stop showing them.
Step 1:Pull down theEditmenu and clickPreferencesin the Adobe Acrobat Reader application.
Step 2:On thePreferencespane, click theDocumentstab. In the box next to Documents in the recently used list, enter0.
Step 3:ClickOKto save your changes. After that, no recently opened files should show up.
Clear Recent Files in Adobe Reader Mobile
On Android
Step 1:On the Android version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can remove the shortcut by tapping thethree-dot iconnext to a listed item.
Step 2:On the menu that appears, tapRemove From Recentto remove the shortcut.
Step 3:To remove multiple shortcutsfrom the list, tap and hold any one item to enterselection mode.
Step 4:Then,check the boxesfollowing the items you want to remove, tap thethree-dot iconat the upper-right corner of the screen, and tapRemove From Recent.
Step 5:You can also clear the entire list simultaneously. To do that, tap thethree-dot iconat the screen’s upper-right corner without selecting any item and tapClear Recent.
On iOS
Removing items from the Recent list on the iOS version of Adobe Acrobat DC is similar to that on Android, except when selecting multiple items for deletion.
Step 1:Tapping and holding will not work. Hence, tap thethree-dot icon>Selectto enter the selection mode.
Step 2:After selecting the shortcuts you want to delete, tap thecorrect icon (circle with a minus), as shown in the image above. Tapping thetrash iconwill also delete the file, so be careful.
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Last updated on 08 July, 2024
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