Recent Folder Files

[Guest randau]

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?

[Guest PD43]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

randau <spamjunkmail2002@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Is there any limit to the number of files that can be accumulated in

>the Recent folder?

 

Yes, and it can be changed/adjusted.

>What are the files in the Recent folder used for?

 

If you have to ask, you probably don't need it.

 

It is used in those programs where the option to "open most recent" is

used.

[Guest Big Al]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

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.

[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

MaxRecentDocs - Google Search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=MaxRecentDocs

 

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"randau" <spamjunkmail2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8addded1-e916-4236-bb49-fcab5834521e@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

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?

[Guest randau]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

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?

[Guest Jean Rosenfeld]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

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?

[Guest randau]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

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.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

randau <spamjunkmail2002@yahoo.com> wrote:

>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.

 

I believe that folder contains ONLY shortcuts... right? 1K files.

 

What's the problem?

[Guest randau]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

You're right, and I don't think the 150 or so files in the Recent

folder is going to be a problem. But I just wondered whether there

was any limit to its potential number of files.

 

Anyway, thanks for asking about it.

 

On Mar 30, 11:44 am, PD43 <pauld1...@comcast.net> wrote:

> randau <spamjunkmail2...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >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.

>

> I believe that folder contains ONLY shortcuts... right?  1K files.

>

> What's the problem?

[Guest Jean Rosenfeld]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

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.

[Guest maass]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

That doesn't really answer the question. Is there a limit and if so where is

it? I followed a couple of links through the pc tools link. One page shows

a registry location to change the number of recent documents, but I don't

find the corresponding registry key in my xp pro.

 

"randau" wrote:

> 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.

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

Not in the "recent folder", only the "displayed listing"

 

maass wrote:

> That doesn't really answer the question. Is there a limit and if so where is

> it? I followed a couple of links through the pc tools link. One page shows

> a registry location to change the number of recent documents, but I don't

> find the corresponding registry key in my xp pro.

>

> "randau" wrote:

>

>

>>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.

>>

>>

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Recent Folder Files

 

See line 210 (right hand side):

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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"maass" <maass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5ECB80A7-7108-4730-9296-73372BA3422F@microsoft.com...

> That doesn't really answer the question. Is there a limit and if so where

> is

> it? I followed a couple of links through the pc tools link. One page

> shows

> a registry location to change the number of recent documents, but I don't

> find the corresponding registry key in my xp pro.

>

> "randau" wrote:

>

>> 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.

>>

>>