Remove Recent Folders From Acrobat Sidebar

[studio-7even]

I'm running the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Pro via Creative Cloud. I have the recent files to display setting set to 0, so they do not appear on the main screen when I first load Acrobat. But on the left side, under “Other File Storage > Your Computer" I have a folder list of where I've opened recent PDFs from. 

This is not something I want, as most these folders either get moved, deleted or do not need to be pinned there permanently. How can this behavior be stopped? 

[studio-7even]

Does anyone else have this issue?

[Miraflor98]

 I have the issue where when I click "Save As" a list of recent saved folders appears and I want to clear it somehow. But I can't find the option anywhere to clear the list from. so annoying.

[AnandSri]

Hello @Miraflor98

I hope you're doing well, and we apologize for the delayed response and the trouble.

Unfortunately, Acrobat does not currently offer a direct UI setting to disable or clear the folder history shown under “Your Computer” in the left panel. This list is generated based on folder access history and is not governed by the “Recent Files” setting alone. You can use the Adobe Wish form to file a feature request with the product team.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

[Sisto31816191kr8x]

The list of 'recent folders' that shows under My Computer is stored in the Windows registry:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFolders.

You have to clear out entries from this registrr key (obviously with Acrobat closed).

No way for deleting it by app itself: claim for it!

[Miraflor98]

any idea how to do it on a Mac?

[AnandSri · Accepted solution]

Hello @Miraflor98

I hope you are doing well.

Steps for Mac:

Quit Acrobat/Reader.

In Finder, go to: ~/Library/Preferences/

Look for files such as:

https://adobe.ly/4lNXlGq.plist

com.adobe.Reader.plist

or under ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/

Remove or edit the plist that contains the cRecentFolders entries.

Restart Acrobat/Reader — the “Recent Folders” list should be reset.

Note: Editing plist files directly requires care. A safer option is to delete the plist, and Acrobat will recreate it with default settings on the next launch.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,
Anand Sri | Acrobat Community Team
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