How to clear ALL "Recent" PDF list in Acrobat DC?

[si-boneGFX]

How do I clear the "Recent" list of PDFs?

I realize I can delete one PDF at a time but with a list of dozens of files, that's not very practical.

I used to see a "Clear All Recent" button at the bottom of Acrobat DC's Home screen but I cannot find it anymore.

Thanks. A. C.

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hi Si-boneGFX,

Sorry for the delay in response.

Thank you for reporting this.

Please provide a few details as asked below:

- Current application version

- OS installed on the machine

- Did you make any changes after which the option disappeared?

- Are you using the application on the work machine or the personal machine?

We will be waiting for your response.

Regards,

Meenakshi

[si-boneGFX]

– Current application version:

Architecture: x86_64

Build: 19.10.20064.311007

AGM: 4.30.83

CoolType: 5.14.5

JP2K: 1.2.2.42216

– OS installed on the machine

iMac i7, 40GB RAM; 10.13.6 (17G4015)

– Did you make any changes after which the option disappeared?

I'm not sure how to answer this question. Changes? Where? I usually fix the app to my liking in Preferences but I've looked there and cannot find anything that would –obviously– impact the ability of Acrobat to clear recent files. I'm using the same version of Acrobat in a Mac Book Air (running the same version of High Sierra) and –under a separate subscription– on another iMac running MacOS X 10.14.2. All three instances of Acrobat do not allow me to delete more than one file at a time.

[Meenakshi Negi · Accepted solution]

Hi Si-boneGFX,

The option to "Clear recent" is removed with the version 18.011.20063.

This is an as designed behavior.

However, you can still delete multiple PDFs from the recent list.

When you open the application and go to Home > Recent, you can select multiple files to delete them once.

Select the files from the list and click on "Remove from recent" option provided at the right-hand side of the window.

Would like to inform you that if there is a shared file in the recent list, the option to "remove from recent" will not appear.

In that case, you need to uncheck the shared files from the recent list, then the option will reappear to remove the files from recent.

Hope that answers your query.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Meenakshi

[Austek]

I have set preferences to Docs in recentlu used list to zero but still get a recurring pop-up that tells me no recent files. I do not want that pop-up at all. How do I get rid of the notification completely?

From Ken

[TrevTweetz]

Dear ignorant Adobe employees. Why do you bother to respond when you never actually fix anything. If you actually read anyones issues, you would not require any more information. What a joke.