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  1. Edwin
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    ncinsguy said:
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    You could try navigating to C:\Users\{yourname}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\RecentItems and rummage through there to see if you can find it.
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  3. Brink
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    In addition, if you opened the file with a program, some programs have a last opened type history feature. If it does, that may help find it.

    Do you know what file type (ex: ".pdf) the file is? If so, you could do a search for it (ex: "*.pdf") to see if a file name may stand out in the search results.
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  4. benlimanto
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    Hello is there anyway to increase recent file list files?
    I mean now It's limited to 20, I want to whoop it until 30-40 items. Is that possible? Thank you.
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  5. Brink
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    benlimanto said:
    Hello is there anyway to increase recent file list files?
    I mean now It's limited to 20, I want to whoop it until 30-40 items. Is that possible? Thank you.
    Hello Ben,

    Not that I'm aware of, but as a workaround, you could Pin to Quick Access the %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent folder for a quick way to see all your recent items.
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  7. benlimanto
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    Ah so it can't on recent view right on quick access. okay... Thank you
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  8. Brink
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    benlimanto said:
    Ah so it can't on recent view right on quick access. okay... Thank you
    You could pin the folder to Quick Access if it helps any.
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