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Some people deal with confidential files and use Dropbox for these. It would be very useful to allow people the option to clear their "Recent" files at will to allow more privacy and discretion.
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey there Scott - hope all's well at your end.
As per your inquiry now, if you are referring to the website version just find the recents section and click on the "Hide" button from the right hand side.
On the mobile application it is possible to hide the Recents list by going to
- Settings
- Advanced features
- Hide recent items on Home
I hope this helps scottgreider!
[EDIT: Since I seem to have missed your original question, I am adding this here Scott (apologies). It is currently not possible to clear items in the Recents list. I'll make sure that your comments are passed along to the development team as a feature request - thank you for the feedback!]
Hi, is there any update on adding the feature to clear recent list/items
- Fiona
Thank you for your interest Karthik-v!
No updates as of yet. It is great that you joined our Community to post about this. If we get any updates, they will be posted here. Keep an eye out. :wink:
Thank you!
- I don’t understand why DropBox, Google, etc. hasn’t addressed the invasive issue that is the “Recent” feature.
For personal accounts, there are times where you don’t want to be reminded you looked at something.
Not long ago, when my Dad passed away, I spent an evening looking at photos. The next day, when I opened my app, I wanted to look at the last thing I worked on. I didn’t want or need to look at the last 10 photos of my Dad. It was painful, and frustrating. I should have been able to easily clear my history. Instead I spent half an hour opening up random files.
DropBox, Recent files is a productivity feature that deserves curation options. If my life is on DropBox, everything I look at is recent. It stops being useful and can become painful. Recent files should function only on folders I choose. This isn’t some random nice to have, it’s truly important, for practical and emotional reasons it’s important.
Thank you for reading this,
Spencer M.- Fiona
Hi Spencer.
I am sorry for your loss and any frustration caused.
We appreciate your feedback. Others have reported it would be useful to have a way to hide or clear history in the recent section. Below I've attached a direct link to help you upvote this idea about recents:
"Clear History" button for "Recents".
Thank you!
