Recent
Recent is an optional entry at the top of Places (above Home) that lists the last 20 items you accessed, newest first.
What counts as “accessed”
Section titled “What counts as “accessed””- files you opened, previewed, or extracted
- folders you entered
Each entry shows where it lives, and the list is persisted across launches.
Behavior
Section titled “Behavior”- It’s ordered purely by last access — the active sort doesn’t apply.
- Stale items (things that no longer exist) are hidden and pruned.
- Like search results, actions that need a single destination (paste / new / drop / compress) are declined, while extract and properties are handled with care.
Turning it off
Section titled “Turning it off”Recent is enabled by default. To disable it, toggle Recent off in Preferences (the Preferences tab of the Operations & Preferences manager).