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[desigual]

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 ?

[Bernd Alheit]

Not possible.

Why want you clear this?

[Test Screen Name]

Look at the bottom right of the window.

[Bernd Alheit]

Correct. The list under recent can be cleared.

[desigual]

Yes clearing RECENT is possible ... but the question was clearing the history that appears in  the section labeled "My Computer " below Files. I do not mean that I want to clear files in my computer but rather what appears as "My Computer" in Acrobat Reader DC

[Bernd Alheit]

Why want you clear this list?

[Dave Merchant]

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.

[desigual]

And how do you get to

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

I searched with these key fords in File manager and it doesn't show up

[Bernd Alheit]

Open the registry and look for the key.

[Test Screen Name · Accepted solution]

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.

[ClydeW2]

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.

[SuperGirl5E16]

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.

[I22161829ld67]

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

[Charles26864364eofc]

Thank you for this tip. It worked perfectly. I was having trouble (as in, Adone taking mintes to bring up the folder menu for "Sace As:) because some of the saved folders were only availbale while logged onto my organization's VPN.

[Charles26864364eofc]

Thank you for this tip. It worked perfectly. I was having trouble (as in, Adone taking mintes to bring up the folder menu for "Sace As:) because some of the saved folders were only availbale while logged onto my organization's VPN.

[Charles26864364eofc]

Disregard the reply above ... it is misplaced.