How to disable “recent files” folder in Nautilus?
When I turn off " record activity" in the privacy settings, my activities are still recorded in the "recent files" folder (even when I am using a truecrypt volume).
I haven't figured out a PERMANENT solution to this problem. It sucks to delete history via terminal manually and what happens if I forget?
nautilus
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
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asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
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When I turn off " record activity" in the privacy settings, my activities are still recorded in the "recent files" folder (even when I am using a truecrypt volume).
I haven't figured out a PERMANENT solution to this problem. It sucks to delete history via terminal manually and what happens if I forget?
nautilus
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
1
One of you should post that as an answer, but beware that does not clear everything (such as bash history and specific applications may also track recent files).
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 17:05
Exactly how are you deleting the history via the terminal? I'd really like a temporary solution.
– Hubro
Jul 9 '13 at 15:34
in Ubuntu 13.04 the settings.ini file is in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and the configuration will be applied for all users
– user198454
Oct 3 '13 at 16:47
add a comment |
When I turn off " record activity" in the privacy settings, my activities are still recorded in the "recent files" folder (even when I am using a truecrypt volume).
I haven't figured out a PERMANENT solution to this problem. It sucks to delete history via terminal manually and what happens if I forget?
nautilus
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
When I turn off " record activity" in the privacy settings, my activities are still recorded in the "recent files" folder (even when I am using a truecrypt volume).
I haven't figured out a PERMANENT solution to this problem. It sucks to delete history via terminal manually and what happens if I forget?
nautilus
nautilus
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
edited Dec 13 '13 at 22:02
Braiam
52k20136222
52k20136222
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
asked May 13 '13 at 16:23
aaaaaaaa
3683412
3683412
1
One of you should post that as an answer, but beware that does not clear everything (such as bash history and specific applications may also track recent files).
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 17:05
Exactly how are you deleting the history via the terminal? I'd really like a temporary solution.
– Hubro
Jul 9 '13 at 15:34
in Ubuntu 13.04 the settings.ini file is in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and the configuration will be applied for all users
– user198454
Oct 3 '13 at 16:47
add a comment |
1
One of you should post that as an answer, but beware that does not clear everything (such as bash history and specific applications may also track recent files).
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 17:05
Exactly how are you deleting the history via the terminal? I'd really like a temporary solution.
– Hubro
Jul 9 '13 at 15:34
in Ubuntu 13.04 the settings.ini file is in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and the configuration will be applied for all users
– user198454
Oct 3 '13 at 16:47
1
1
One of you should post that as an answer, but beware that does not clear everything (such as bash history and specific applications may also track recent files).
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 17:05
One of you should post that as an answer, but beware that does not clear everything (such as bash history and specific applications may also track recent files).
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 17:05
Exactly how are you deleting the history via the terminal? I'd really like a temporary solution.
– Hubro
Jul 9 '13 at 15:34
Exactly how are you deleting the history via the terminal? I'd really like a temporary solution.
– Hubro
Jul 9 '13 at 15:34
in Ubuntu 13.04 the settings.ini file is in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and the configuration will be applied for all users
– user198454
Oct 3 '13 at 16:47
in Ubuntu 13.04 the settings.ini file is in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and the configuration will be applied for all users
– user198454
Oct 3 '13 at 16:47
add a comment |
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The method with editing ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini doesn't work with Nautilus 3.8.
But there is better and simpler way.
Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->desktop->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
2
org->gnome->desktopdoesn't haveprivacyfor me in 13.04.
– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
+1 neat. For noobs like me,dconf-editorjust runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)
– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
2
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
add a comment |
Disable the Nautilus Recent Files list
To permanently disable any recent files from showing up in the Nautilus Recent sidebar item, open the ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini file with a text editor:
gedit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
and under "[Settings]", add the following lines:
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
If this file does not exist, create it. Make sure the header says "[Settings]" and not "Settings". This is how the file should look after editing it:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
(there can be other items below these, of course).
To apply the changes, log out and log back in.
Copied from Webupd8 exercising (cc) BY-NC-SA WebUpd8 : Nautilus 3.6: How To Clear The Recent Files List (Or Disable It)
2
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
add a comment |
In 14.04 go to Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Applications and check "off" 
.
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
add a comment |
You have 4 options (AFIK)
Use the guest account. The guest account is confined by apparmor and the session is wiped when you log out.
Each user should have a separate account.
Write a script to clear your private data.
use bleachbit.
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
add a comment |
If you're using Ubuntu 17.10 and above (or Ubuntu GNOME) then:
- Open Settings
Open the Privacy Tab
Click Usage & History and disable the "Recently Used" label
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
add a comment |
As the settings.ini method didn't work for me on Ubuntu 13.04, here is a workaround that should be pretty reliable:
$ rm ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # clear current file history
$ touch ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # create a 0-byte history file
$ sudo chattr +i ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # make it readonly
answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:30
pcworldpcworld
4841414
add a comment |
Starting with GTK 3.8 (Ubuntu 13.10 and later) you can just use the following setting in~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini to disable the "Recent files" feature completely:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-enabled = 0
answered Oct 12 '13 at 15:35
aliasbindaliasbind
112
1
didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
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Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->(filemanager e.g. nemo for me)->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 9 '17 at 6:28
fakedad
822517
answered Nov 8 '17 at 22:52
lakhanlakhan
1
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Using the terminal:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files false
answered 5 hours ago
Nathaniel M. BeaverNathaniel M. Beaver
264111
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If you are using Nemo as your file manager and to manage your desktop, you should look under /org/cinnamon/desktop/privacy in dconf-editor, too.
answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
MarvoMarvo
993
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The method with editing ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini doesn't work with Nautilus 3.8.
But there is better and simpler way.
Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->desktop->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
2
org->gnome->desktopdoesn't haveprivacyfor me in 13.04.
– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
+1 neat. For noobs like me,dconf-editorjust runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)
– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
2
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
add a comment |
The method with editing ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini doesn't work with Nautilus 3.8.
But there is better and simpler way.
Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->desktop->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
2
org->gnome->desktopdoesn't haveprivacyfor me in 13.04.
– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
+1 neat. For noobs like me,dconf-editorjust runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)
– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
2
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
add a comment |
The method with editing ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini doesn't work with Nautilus 3.8.
But there is better and simpler way.
Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->desktop->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
The method with editing ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini doesn't work with Nautilus 3.8.
But there is better and simpler way.
Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->desktop->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
9,256133170
edited Nov 15 '13 at 18:50
guntbert
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9,256133170
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
answered Nov 15 '13 at 18:05
ionash.ionash.
36132
36132
2
org->gnome->desktopdoesn't haveprivacyfor me in 13.04.
– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
+1 neat. For noobs like me,dconf-editorjust runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)
– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
2
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
add a comment |
2
org->gnome->desktopdoesn't haveprivacyfor me in 13.04.
– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
+1 neat. For noobs like me,dconf-editorjust runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)
– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
2
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
2
2
org->gnome->desktop doesn't have privacy for me in 13.04.– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
org->gnome->desktop doesn't have privacy for me in 13.04.– Prinzhorn
Jan 4 '14 at 11:35
+1 neat. For noobs like me,
dconf-editor just runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
+1 neat. For noobs like me,
dconf-editor just runs in my terminal - it's a UI :)– Ben
Jan 18 '14 at 23:07
2
2
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
in Gnome 3.8 Settings -> Privacy -> Turn of Usage & History
– Din
Jun 29 '14 at 11:17
add a comment |
Disable the Nautilus Recent Files list
To permanently disable any recent files from showing up in the Nautilus Recent sidebar item, open the ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini file with a text editor:
gedit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
and under "[Settings]", add the following lines:
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
If this file does not exist, create it. Make sure the header says "[Settings]" and not "Settings". This is how the file should look after editing it:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
(there can be other items below these, of course).
To apply the changes, log out and log back in.
Copied from Webupd8 exercising (cc) BY-NC-SA WebUpd8 : Nautilus 3.6: How To Clear The Recent Files List (Or Disable It)
2
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
add a comment |
Disable the Nautilus Recent Files list
To permanently disable any recent files from showing up in the Nautilus Recent sidebar item, open the ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini file with a text editor:
gedit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
and under "[Settings]", add the following lines:
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
If this file does not exist, create it. Make sure the header says "[Settings]" and not "Settings". This is how the file should look after editing it:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
(there can be other items below these, of course).
To apply the changes, log out and log back in.
Copied from Webupd8 exercising (cc) BY-NC-SA WebUpd8 : Nautilus 3.6: How To Clear The Recent Files List (Or Disable It)
2
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
add a comment |
Disable the Nautilus Recent Files list
To permanently disable any recent files from showing up in the Nautilus Recent sidebar item, open the ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini file with a text editor:
gedit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
and under "[Settings]", add the following lines:
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
If this file does not exist, create it. Make sure the header says "[Settings]" and not "Settings". This is how the file should look after editing it:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
(there can be other items below these, of course).
To apply the changes, log out and log back in.
Copied from Webupd8 exercising (cc) BY-NC-SA WebUpd8 : Nautilus 3.6: How To Clear The Recent Files List (Or Disable It)
Disable the Nautilus Recent Files list
To permanently disable any recent files from showing up in the Nautilus Recent sidebar item, open the ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini file with a text editor:
gedit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
and under "[Settings]", add the following lines:
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
If this file does not exist, create it. Make sure the header says "[Settings]" and not "Settings". This is how the file should look after editing it:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-max-age=0
gtk-recent-files-limit=0
(there can be other items below these, of course).
To apply the changes, log out and log back in.
Copied from Webupd8 exercising (cc) BY-NC-SA WebUpd8 : Nautilus 3.6: How To Clear The Recent Files List (Or Disable It)
edited May 14 '13 at 23:02
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2
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
add a comment |
2
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
2
2
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
Doesn't work for me on 13.04.
– pcworld
Aug 20 '13 at 23:27
add a comment |
In 14.04 go to Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Applications and check "off" .
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
add a comment |
In 14.04 go to Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Applications and check "off" .
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
add a comment |
In 14.04 go to Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Applications and check "off" .
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
In 14.04 go to Settings > Security & Privacy > Files & Applications and check "off" .
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
answered Dec 9 '14 at 13:30
Paul GregoirePaul Gregoire
418513
418513
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
add a comment |
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
not work! i excluded all the videos, my movies folder, my video player applications.. but it keep adding videos into "Recent" list
– Hiep
Apr 24 '17 at 21:17
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
It worked at the time for me in 14; I've been using 16 for awhile now and couldn't say if its still valid or not.
– Paul Gregoire
Apr 25 '17 at 3:06
add a comment |
You have 4 options (AFIK)
Use the guest account. The guest account is confined by apparmor and the session is wiped when you log out.
Each user should have a separate account.
Write a script to clear your private data.
use bleachbit.
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
add a comment |
You have 4 options (AFIK)
Use the guest account. The guest account is confined by apparmor and the session is wiped when you log out.
Each user should have a separate account.
Write a script to clear your private data.
use bleachbit.
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
add a comment |
You have 4 options (AFIK)
Use the guest account. The guest account is confined by apparmor and the session is wiped when you log out.
Each user should have a separate account.
Write a script to clear your private data.
use bleachbit.
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
You have 4 options (AFIK)
Use the guest account. The guest account is confined by apparmor and the session is wiped when you log out.
Each user should have a separate account.
Write a script to clear your private data.
use bleachbit.
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
answered May 13 '13 at 16:41
PantherPanther
79.1k14157259
79.1k14157259
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
add a comment |
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
I suppose you could always boot from a flash drive as well.
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 16:48
add a comment |
If you're using Ubuntu 17.10 and above (or Ubuntu GNOME) then:
- Open Settings
Open the Privacy Tab
Click Usage & History and disable the "Recently Used" label
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
add a comment |
If you're using Ubuntu 17.10 and above (or Ubuntu GNOME) then:
- Open Settings
Open the Privacy Tab
Click Usage & History and disable the "Recently Used" label
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
add a comment |
If you're using Ubuntu 17.10 and above (or Ubuntu GNOME) then:
- Open Settings
Open the Privacy Tab
Click Usage & History and disable the "Recently Used" label
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
If you're using Ubuntu 17.10 and above (or Ubuntu GNOME) then:
- Open Settings
Open the Privacy Tab
Click Usage & History and disable the "Recently Used" label
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
answered Jan 4 '18 at 17:11
hexmanhexman
506417
506417
add a comment |
add a comment |
As the settings.ini method didn't work for me on Ubuntu 13.04, here is a workaround that should be pretty reliable:
$ rm ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # clear current file history
$ touch ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # create a 0-byte history file
$ sudo chattr +i ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # make it readonly
answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:30
pcworldpcworld
4841414
add a comment |
As the settings.ini method didn't work for me on Ubuntu 13.04, here is a workaround that should be pretty reliable:
$ rm ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # clear current file history
$ touch ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # create a 0-byte history file
$ sudo chattr +i ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # make it readonly
answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:30
pcworldpcworld
4841414
add a comment |
As the settings.ini method didn't work for me on Ubuntu 13.04, here is a workaround that should be pretty reliable:
$ rm ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # clear current file history
$ touch ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # create a 0-byte history file
$ sudo chattr +i ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # make it readonly
answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:30
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As the settings.ini method didn't work for me on Ubuntu 13.04, here is a workaround that should be pretty reliable:
$ rm ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # clear current file history
$ touch ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # create a 0-byte history file
$ sudo chattr +i ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel # make it readonly
answered Aug 20 '13 at 23:30
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Starting with GTK 3.8 (Ubuntu 13.10 and later) you can just use the following setting in~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini to disable the "Recent files" feature completely:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-enabled = 0
answered Oct 12 '13 at 15:35
aliasbindaliasbind
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didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
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Starting with GTK 3.8 (Ubuntu 13.10 and later) you can just use the following setting in~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini to disable the "Recent files" feature completely:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-enabled = 0
answered Oct 12 '13 at 15:35
aliasbindaliasbind
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didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
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Starting with GTK 3.8 (Ubuntu 13.10 and later) you can just use the following setting in~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini to disable the "Recent files" feature completely:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-enabled = 0
answered Oct 12 '13 at 15:35
aliasbindaliasbind
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Starting with GTK 3.8 (Ubuntu 13.10 and later) you can just use the following setting in~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini to disable the "Recent files" feature completely:
[Settings]
gtk-recent-files-enabled = 0
answered Oct 12 '13 at 15:35
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answered Oct 12 '13 at 15:35
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didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
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didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
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didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
didn't work for me on 13.10, dconf-editor solution works well
– baptx
Dec 9 '13 at 12:44
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Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->(filemanager e.g. nemo for me)->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
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answered Nov 8 '17 at 22:52
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Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->(filemanager e.g. nemo for me)->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
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Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->(filemanager e.g. nemo for me)->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
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answered Nov 8 '17 at 22:52
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Simply open dconf-editor, navigate to org->gnome->(filemanager e.g. nemo for me)->privacy and uncheck the remember-recent-files key. That takes care of it, once for all!
edited Nov 9 '17 at 6:28
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answered Nov 8 '17 at 22:52
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edited Nov 9 '17 at 6:28
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Using the terminal:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files false
answered 5 hours ago
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Using the terminal:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files false
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Using the terminal:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files false
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Using the terminal:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remember-recent-files false
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answered 5 hours ago
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If you are using Nemo as your file manager and to manage your desktop, you should look under /org/cinnamon/desktop/privacy in dconf-editor, too.
answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
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If you are using Nemo as your file manager and to manage your desktop, you should look under /org/cinnamon/desktop/privacy in dconf-editor, too.
answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
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If you are using Nemo as your file manager and to manage your desktop, you should look under /org/cinnamon/desktop/privacy in dconf-editor, too.
answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
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If you are using Nemo as your file manager and to manage your desktop, you should look under /org/cinnamon/desktop/privacy in dconf-editor, too.
answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
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answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
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answered Jan 11 '18 at 14:19
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One of you should post that as an answer, but beware that does not clear everything (such as bash history and specific applications may also track recent files).
– Panther
May 13 '13 at 17:05
Exactly how are you deleting the history via the terminal? I'd really like a temporary solution.
– Hubro
Jul 9 '13 at 15:34
in Ubuntu 13.04 the settings.ini file is in /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and the configuration will be applied for all users
– user198454
Oct 3 '13 at 16:47