Windows 10: How Do I Add Recent FILES (not items or folders) to Left Content Panel

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  1. CHOSN4ONE
    chosn4one Win User

    How Do I Add Recent FILES (not items or folders) to Left Content Panel


    How do I add my "recent files" to the left content panel in Win10 (19041.508 build)? I recently purchased a new laptop, and it only seems to show recent folders. On my other laptop, I could see a list of folders and files on the left content panel in windows explorer. It was a very convenient feature that I used quite a lot.

    How do I get it back? So far, I have only been able to enable it via Quick Access, but I actually want to see the list of recent files under my recent folders like I did before on the left-hand side.

    :)
     
    chosn4one, Sep 17, 2020
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  2. SUNNYORLANDO
    sunnyorlando Win User

    "Recent Items" list vs Opening a folder for Recent Items


    How Do I Add Recent FILES (not items or folders) to Left Content Panel :) Hello all... I am not understanding how MS elected removed the list of recent files and replaced it with opening a folder to see the recent files. That is now a 2 step process because you have to close the folder. I used the "recent items" a lot and I miss it - I'm sure others do ass well.
    The solutions offered here only are partial, they only add the link to the start menu / jump lists, but those still open an actual folder which then has to be closed. If you open multiple files, then you have to close multiple folders. Odd...
    I'm not a programmer - but I'm thinking (hoping!) that someone around here may be knowledgeable enough to find a way to return the actual "Recent Items" list, without opening a folder.
    I'm thinking I may not be alone on this one...
    Thank you!!
     
    sunnyorlando, Sep 17, 2020
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  3. EIDAIRAMAN1
    eidairaman1 Win User
    eidairaman1, Sep 17, 2020
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  4. PRAKHAR_KHARE
    Prakhar_Khare Win User

    How Do I Add Recent FILES (not items or folders) to Left Content Panel

    Recent folders / frequent folders / recent files / quick access

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand your query related to accessing recent items that you have accessed on your PC.



    Usually, when you access a file or folder on your PC it shows in the Quick Access menu as recent files.



    However, if you are looking for the most recent files that you have accessed from the PC then the simplest way is to access the recent items using the run command.



    1. Press Windows key + R. This will open
      Run. Alternatively, you can go to Start and search for
      Run.
    2. In Run dialog box, type
      shell:recent       and hit Enter.


    This will open a window with all the recent items that you have accessed. You can also pin this folder in the Quick Access menu so that it will be easier for you to access once again.



    Kindly follow the steps to pin the recent items on the Quick Access menu.



    1. Right click on the Quick Access menu on the left hand pane.
    2. Select Pin current folder to Quick access.


    Once you pin the folder you should be able to access the recent items. Refer the screenshot for more information.


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    Regards,

    Prakhar Khare

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Prakhar_Khare, Sep 17, 2020
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