How to Remove Recent Files in Adobe Reader

How to Remove Recent Files in Adobe Reader. The Pro, Standard, and Reader versions of Adobe Acrobat DC are all great PDF powerhouses. Still, there are some parts of the user interface that don’t work well. We just talked about how to hide the Tools pane and get rid of the tabbed-view that came with it. Today, we’ll talk about the Recent list, which is also related.

The Recent list gives you quick links to the files you’ve used most recently. It is also very useful. But it’s terrible for privacy and a nightmare if you share the device with someone else. It’s not fun at all if someone gets their hands on sensitive or private documents, right?

Remove Recent Files in Adobe Reader on iOS

• In the iOS version of Adobe Acrobat DC, you can remove items from the Recent list in the same way as on Android,
• you can choose more than one item to delete at once.
• Tap and hold won’t work. To switch to selection mode, tap the three-dot icon and then tap Select.
• After choosing the shortcuts you want to get rid of, make sure you tap the right icon, as shown in the image below.
• If you tap the trash icon, the file will also be deleted, so be careful.
• Again, if you delete links to files in Adobe Document Cloud from the Recents list, they will also be deleted from all other devices.

Steps to Remove Recent Files in Adobe Reader Android

• Tap the three-dot icon next to an item on the list in the Android version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Tap Remove from Recent in the menu that comes up to get rid of the shortcut.
• To get into selection mode, tap and hold any item on the list. This will let you remove multiple shortcuts from the list.
• Check the boxes next to the things you want to get rid of, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen, and then tap Remove from Recent.
• You can also delete everything from the list at once. To do this, tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner of the screen when nothing is selected, and then tap Clear Recants.

Adobe Acrobat on desktop

• Pull down the Edit menu and then click Preferences.
• In the Preferences pane, click the Documents side tab. Enter ‘0’ in the box next to Documents in Recent List.
• Click OK to save your changes. And voila! After that, no recently opened files should appear.

FAQ

How do I delete recent places in Adobe?

Step 1: Pull down the Edit menu, and then click Preferences.
Step 2: On the Preferences pane, click the Documents side-tab. Enter ‘0’ into the box next to Documents in Recently Used List.
Step 3: Click OK to save your changes. And voila! No recently opened files should show up after that.

How do I remove the Acrobat Pro DC startup recent files page?

1. Go to Preferences [command+k]
2. Choose the ‘General’ tab on the left.
3. Uncheck ‘Show Home screen when all documents are closed’

How do I permanently hide bookmarks in Adobe Reader?

Click “Page Only” under “Navigation Tab.” Press “OK,” and then “Save.” If you have Adobe Acrobat, you can change your “Initial View” so that the bookmarks pane doesn’t show up by default. To do this, press Ctrl-D or Cmd-D to open the document properties, and then go to the Initial View tab.