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cpatian frogbert
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January 22, 2019
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How do I get rid of the "Recents" window that pops up every time I close a file?

  • January 22, 2019
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Seriously, I don't even know what to call this annoying "feature" so I can tell you what I mean. I've been a Photoshop user since version 1.0 (so, yeah 30 frisking years) and this is the most annoying this I have ever seen. Now every time I open and close a file I have to manually click and close this stupid window because there's no keyboard command to close it and WHY the **** does Adobe think I need to even SEE this stupid useless pice of bloatware BS?

How do I get rid of it?

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    Beste Antwort von Conrad_C
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    Now every time I open and close a file I have to manually click and close this stupid window because there's no keyboard command to close it

    By @cpatian frogbert

     

    There is a keyboard shortcut to close the Home screen. Press the Esc (escape) key.

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    KazuTa
    Inspiring
    June 11, 2024

    Where has this gone in Photoshop 2023/2024? I no longer see it under Preferences / General.

    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 11, 2024

    It's all part of Adobe's plan to keep us on our toes, by changing the interface.  Imagine how boring it would be if everything stayed the same so you always knew where to find stuff.

     

    Set the list to zero if you want to turn it off.

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    Porcelain.Street
    Known Participant
    September 20, 2023

    No, I did not see the 'show recent files workspace when opening files' box to uncheck. But I looked around and unchecked a few other things so that seems to have worked. Why oh why does PS think people need to see that window??? And every single time I edited a photo it flew up and needed to be removed. 

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      Porcelain.Street
      Known Participant
      September 20, 2023

      OMFG this is exactly why I came here. Thank you. I hope the directions you received work. So annoying!!!

      Conrad_C
      Community Expert
      Conrad_CCommunity ExpertAntwort
      Community Expert
      January 10, 2023
      quote

      Now every time I open and close a file I have to manually click and close this stupid window because there's no keyboard command to close it

      By @cpatian frogbert

       

      There is a keyboard shortcut to close the Home screen. Press the Esc (escape) key.

      Dr. Ayman Raafat Ph.D
      Dr. Ayman Raafat Ph.D
      Inspiring
      January 22, 2019

      in the last version 2019 , it looks different , so here is a screen shot from the preference window tap .

      good luck

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        Anonymous
        January 10, 2023

        Thank you! people like help us fight all the bad decision Adobe makes in the name of greed.  You'll all be busy forever! lol

         

        Dr. Ayman Raafat Ph.D
        Dr. Ayman Raafat Ph.D
        Inspiring
        January 22, 2019

        hello ,

        you can follow these steps :

        How To Turn On The Recent Files Workspace

        choose Preferences, and then choose General. On a Mac (which is what I'm using here), go up to the Photoshop CC menu, choose Preferences, then choose General:

        Opening the General Preferences in Photoshop. Image © 2016 Steve Patterson, Photoshop Essentials.com

        Go to Edit (Win) / Preferences (Mac) > Preferences > General.

        This opens the Preferences dialog box set to the General options. Look for the option that says Show "Recent Files" Workspace When Opening A File. Click inside its checkbox to enable it:

        Selecting the Show Recent Files Workspace When Opening A File option. Image © 2016 Steve Patterson, Photoshop Essentials.com

        Selecting 'Show "Recent Files" Workspace When Opening A File'.

        You'll need to quit and relaunch Photoshop for the change to take effect. To quit Photoshop, on a Windows PC, go up to the File menu and choose Exit. On a Mac, go up to the File menu and choose Quit Photoshop CC:

        Closing Photoshop. Image © 2016 Steve Patterson, Photoshop Essentials.com

        Go to File > Exit (Win) / File > Quit Photoshop CC (Mac).

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