P: Ability to remove specific files from the "recent" pane of the Home Screen [2018]

biggest upvote ^^^^

I didnt see that you posted a similar solution, to what I just did. (I'm only a year late. LOL) 🤦🏻‍♂

I found a work around. 
Step 1: Temporarily move a file from its location

Step 2: Go to App of choice (Illustrator, photoshop, Indesign etc.) 

Step 3: Click on the thumbnail for that file.

Step 4: The application will let you know that the file does not exist and then it dissappears from the Recents Window. 👍

Hope it works for you as it has for me.

MJN 

Amazing that this is now 2023 and this EASY to implement STANDARD feature hasn't been implemented.  Shame on the program manager or whoever decides how developer's spend their time.  REWARD FOR MANY IS HIGH, developer time to implement? relatively trivial

If you Delete, Rename or Move the file (basically break the link) and then click the thumbnail under recent items on the home screen, that specific item is removed. Not what you're asking for (I also agree with having a quick "Remove from Recent Items" option via a right-click or "x" button), however, it is a workaround.

To do it quickly (somewhat):

• click the thumbnail on the home screen
• if linked, the image opens
  • right-click the tab displaying the filename
  • choose "Reveal in Finder" (if on a Mac)
  • rename file
  • go back to Photoshop
  • close image
  • click thumbnail on the home screen

Hi. Well for the ones that dont want to clear all recent. The workaround I do (In Windows) is to deleted the original Pic or file on the original location that was (you can move it to a different folder) and after that try to open in Photoshop, you will get a file  could not be found message but after taht it dissappears from recent just that one. I hope that helps

How about a small 'X' at the top right of the thumbnail which would simply remove it from the recents preview pane? I would love to see this in the next update of Photoshop.

Workaround:

1. Move the recent file to a different directory.
2. Refresh the recent files list by changing the Sort order, and restore your preferred Sort order.
3. The file should no longer show in your recent files, and you can safely move the file back to the original directory.

I know this is not an ideal procedure, it would be preferred to have a simple button, or option in the right-click menu to remove recent files, but at least there is a way to do it.

Tested using Photoshop 22.5.1 on Nov 8, 2021

(This request could pertain to other Adobe apps, but I will request it here in the Photoshop forum.) Sometimes items end up in the thumbnail grid accidentally (such as when you click on a link to a JPG on the web that is coded in such a way that it downloads instead of loading in a browser). Or sometimes you work on multiple drafts, and do not want to end up seeing early drafts in the grid for weeks. Could Adobe add a simple “close” or “delete” icon to the top left (Mac) or right (PC) of each thumbnail, allowing the user to curate their grid of recent files?

Perhaps Adobe can take a page from Microsoft and along with a right-click "remove from list" option we could have a "pin to list" option for files we are currently accessing. One can wish (and vote at the top!).

Customize the list of recently used files in Office apps (microsoft.com)