Windows 10: delete recently used files - how it works

Windows 10 saves your recently used files and displays them in a list. If you do not want this, you can delete the data. We'll tell you how to do it.

Delete recent files in Windows 10

You can find your most recently used files in Windows Explorer under "Quick Access". Here Windows shows all files that you have recently opened or edited. The list can be reset with just a few clicks.

1. To do this, start Windows Explorer with the key combination [Windows] + [E].
2. In the top bar, switch to the "View" tab.
3. Click the "Options" button on the far right. A new window is opening up.
4. There you will find the "Privacy" section in the "General" tab (see photo). Click on the "Delete" button next to "Delete file explorer history".
5. If you close the window with "OK", the list of recently used files is empty.

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We will show you in another article how to completely deactivate fast access in Windows 10 so that no file history is created.