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Clear recent history in Ubuntu Natty Narwhal

Asked by Roshanavand

Hello everybody ,
I can't find where I can delete the recent files history in Ubuntu 11.04 ?
Any guide?
Regards .

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Which app or do you mean in the gnome panel?

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Roshanavand (roshanavand-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

Sorry I didn't get your mean .
In normal gnome 2 under Places menu there was an option for deleting recent history .
But I can't find this option in Unity under Ubuntu 11.04 .
Thanks .

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Ok so that's in the panel. Some apps keep their own recent open files list.

http://www.watchingthenet.com/ubuntu-tip-clear-disable-recent-documents.html

Shows 2 ways

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Roshanavand (roshanavand-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

There is no such a file like : ~/.recently-used.xbel
I'm in unity.
Thanks .

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

http://ubuntuguide.net/clearprevent-recent-documents-under-files-folders-in-ubuntu-unity

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Roshanavand (roshanavand-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#6

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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tekstr1der (tekstr1der) said : 		#7

@actionparsnip: This method does not work under unity currently.

Removing the zeitgeist sqlite database DOES clear recent items, however...

~/.recently-used.xbel is no longer used, so creating it and making it immutable have no effect toward preventing further recent item creation by zeitgeist.

Any other suggestions?