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

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
July 11, 2018
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That's that, a simple remove, even with a right click would do.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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Unfortunately, my friend, Adobe doesn't listen that much to users' feedback.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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Yes, though it was ironic. I edited it as it's getting users to misunderstand.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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This is super necessary... This link here is 6 years of people banging there heads against a wall for a feature that an intern could probably implement. One of my professors could write a lecture around this link about how a company can grow too large and stop listening to its customers.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/photoshop-cc-removing-files-from-recent/td-p/5915006?page=1

Michael J. Hoffman

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I like having my recents shown, as it helps when I'm giving demos to be able to see recent files I've used in preparing for the demo. But yesterday, I did a focus stack project "edit as layers in Photoshop" from Lightroom, and my recent list is now completely filled with multiple copies of the focus stack images. That's not helpful at all.

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MPDAEF

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After two years of requests, it's about time that Adobe solved this for us. There has to be a way. My Recents list is entirely clogged, and housekeeping should be straightforward.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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I found that if I move/rename the file listed in recents, and then you click on it, it will tell you that the file can't be found, and it will remove it from the list.
Annoying having to do this with, but it works.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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We just want to be able to right click on an image in the PS CC recent files list and select delete. Simples?

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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Brad, that's all fine and good ... IF a person uses Bridge or is familiar with how to use it. If not, though, they can't do what Cristen Gillespie and BobFNW (and I) are asking: simply remove one or more individual files from the Recents list in Photoshop itself while leaving others on the list. I would also like to see this commonsense feature added to Photoshop itself.

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FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor

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I am posting here as a comment, a question I recently posted on another thread. The reason is that your reply seems to have focused this discussion on my concern. And in short, the other thread referred me to here to underpin the problem.

"How do you modify/edit the list of files on the Home Screen? I have found suggestions for turning on/off the Home Screen; or limiting/expanding the number of files shown - but nothing on editing which files remain. So if I have missed something could someone explain how to remove files which no longer need to take up "quick access" space on the Home Screen(s)?

It would seem the whole idea of a "Home Screen", with easy access to files important for the user, seems misguided when controlled as "recent", "name", or "size", without being able to delete irrelevant files. What is useful are files I want to get back to quickly. So for instance, if I opened/saved 4 versions of a file (call it "Picture 1") during the editing process, moved on (processed 15 other pictures with various saved versions), and now want to go back and open the final version of Picture 1 for a new project, I don't need to see all the preliminary versions of Picture 1. Cluttering up the Home Screen with the preliminary versions of the picture (which could well be grouped closely by any of the criteria) just takes up screen space and slows the visual search process.

Since I have been told this is not a function and it would definitely make the HomeScreen far more useful, I urge an adjustment. A simple right-click should do it.

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BobFNW

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How do you modify/edit the list of files on the Home Screen? I have found suggestions for turning on/off the Home Screen; or limiting/expanding the number of files shown - but nothing on editing which files remain. So if I have missed something could someone explain how to remove files which no longer need to take up "quick access" space on the Home Screen(s)?

It would seem the whole idea of a "Home Screen", with easy access to files important for the user, seems misguided when controlled as "recent", "name", or "size", without being able to delete irrelevant files. What is useful are files I want to get back to quickly. So for instance, if I opened/saved 4 versions of a file (call it "Picture 1") during the editing process, moved on (processed 15 other pictures with various saved versions), and now want to go back and open the final version of Picture 1 for a new project, I don't need to see all the preliminary versions of Picture 1. Cluttering up the Home Screen with the preliminary versions of the picture (which could well be grouped closely by any of the criteria) just takes up screen space and slows the visual search process.

A secondary question, if this information is readily available and I just missed it, could you explain where it is or how you find it. My searches for "Home screen" including adding "recent", "edit', or "delete" didn't turn up anything. Thanks.

Conrad_C

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It would be nice to edit the Recent list. But I think they designed it to be consistent with the way the Recent list works in other applications and in operating systems: You get the whole list, or you can clear the whole list, but not edit individual items. That’s not to say editing the Recent list is a bad idea, I actually wanted to do it today.

Someone has already requested this feature at the Photoshop Feedback site, so you might want to vote for it and add to the discussion:

Ability to remove specific files from the "recent" pane of the Home screen

bobfnw wrote

A secondary question, if this information is readily available and I just missed it, could you explain where it is or how you find it. My searches for "Home screen" including adding "recent", "edit', or "delete" didn't turn up anything. Thanks.

This might be because the wording just changed. Until the current version, it was called the Start screen. Only in the last few months have they called it the Home screen.

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BobFNW

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Thanks, although in my experience Amazon lets you edit recent items you've explored, Google lets you edit your search history, with a little bit of effort individual website cookies can be removed, various phone apps allow swipe-left to delete specific entries, or other desktop programs allow a rt-click to delete individual past subjects or sets of data. It seems Adobe could make it happen pretty easily if they wanted to be responsive. It would certainly take the HomeScreen to a useful point.

I'll mark your answer as correct since what I'm hearing is: I couldn't find it because Adobe doesn't have it as a feature. So unless someone else knows the secret handshake or a work around, we'll go with HomeScreen is marginally useful.

Thanks for answering both questions.

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