Wish to be able to clear Recents on the Home tab of the Creative Cloud desktop app

Thanks for the additional feedback, @jane-e and @davescm . I've added a story for the next release (v6.2).

I also would like the ability to turn this off.

First, the recent file list is not showing my recently used files, as it does not show those stored on my computer.

Second, I have the recent files home screen turned off in every application and do not wish it forced on me in the CC application.

Third, I agree with the privacy concerns raised above, and privacy can also extend to NDA where the inability to turn off this function could result in images being disclosed inadvertently.

Dave

1. Between the Photoshop/Office option, InDesign/Illustrator option, and Acrobat option, is there a particular option you prefer?
2. Do you happen to screenshare when using Google Drive/Docs, Sharepoint, Dropbox, etc.? How do you handle hiding your recent files in those apps?

Hi @Kalvyn Rasquinha 

In the Creative Cloud Desktop App, my personal preference would be to set a Preference to 0-30 instead of clearing Recents. I would set it to zero so I wouldn't have to think about it when I take screenshots to help users on the forums or when teaching new users how to use the CC app.

I do not use Google Drive/Docs, Sharepoint, or Dropbox. I've been using Creative Cloud when I need to share files. I'm not sure if that will end on February 1, 2024 though. 😢

Thanks for listening!

Jane

Thanks, @jane-e . Looks like we need to think about the "screen sharing" scenario some more.

Couple more questions:

1. Between the Photoshop/Office option, InDesign/Illustrator option, and Acrobat option, is there a particular option you prefer?
2. Do you happen to screenshare when using Google Drive/Docs, Sharepoint, Dropbox, etc.? How do you handle hiding your recent files in those apps?

@Kalvyn Rasquinha 

In addition the other reasons, here is yet another. Other Adobe apps allow us to control our Recents. I teach classes online and although I have nothing to hide, I do not want my personal files to be recorded or shown to people I do not know.

Instead of you asking us why we need to turn off Recents, we should be asking you why you are asking us that question!

Photoshop

Photoshop lets us clear the Recent File list from the File menu

We can also disable the Home Screen or filter to something that does not exist

InDesign

InDesign lets us change the number of Recents to zero in Preferences

This also clears the Home Screen

Illustrator

Illustrator lets us change the number of Recents to zero in Preferences

This also clears the Home Screen

Acrobat

Remove from Recent is on the Home Screen

Excel and Access also let me clear my Recents before the start of class.

Please give us back control of what we choose to show to others and of what will be recorded during classes — or for whatever our individual reasons may be.

Jane

I cannot speak for @Spud30 but all I want is to be able to turn off all reference to recent files when I start the software.  If Adobe wanted to create an option for a list view of recent work (where there isn't a large tile with a rendition of the image), some people might like that, and that's fine.  But I simply want no reference at all to any recent file.  Which is how it was until not that long ago.  It was just such a stupid design decision to force people to have to see recent files wihtout any option to turn that off.

Personaly I wouldn't call fixing up an idiotically stupid product functionality change to already working sofrware an "idea for Creative Cloud" but I suppose some might.

@Spud30 are you looking to never have your recent files shown meaning you don't need to view your recent work? Or are you looking for a preference to not have it be visible when someone else is looking at the app? Would a list view work where there isn't a large tile with a rendition of the file?

The Ideas section of the Creative Cloud desktop board appears to be the correct place to post Ideas for Creative Cloud.

Jane

@Spud30 

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