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January 24, 2019
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How do you clear this history ?

Under the main tabs there is Home and Tools

Below Home there is :

Recent

Scans

Files

My Computer

etc etc

Under My computer appears some history ....

How does one clear this ?

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If you are not familiar with the registry - and your search shows you aren't - DON'T TRY TO EDIT IT. You can leave your system broken forever! Seek expert help.

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ClydeW2

Participant

Hi,

The correct answer is to use RegEdit with Adobe closed and navigate to:

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

Delete entries c1 to cn

I have not worked out how to prevent this list from repopulating so it will require regular cleaning.

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SuperGirl5E16

Participant

After deleting all entries under cRecentFolder, change permission to Read only for cRecentFolder so you don't have to clean it again.

To change permission: Disable inheritance first then uncheck Full Control.

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I22161829ld67

Participant

I cannot change the permission. Has the procedure changed since the latest post?

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Legend

If you are not familiar with the registry - and your search shows you aren't - DON'T TRY TO EDIT IT. You can leave your system broken forever! Seek expert help.

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Dave Merchant

Legend

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

There is no way to clear it from within the application itself, but if you delete that registry key (while the application is closed) then it wipes the results without causing any harm.