How to disable Visual C# activity from appearing in My Recent Documents?

Question

Hi,

I would like activity in my Visual C# 2008 Express to not appear in My Recent Documents (I use Windows XP). To clarify, when you open a solution or other file in Visual C#, a link to that solution or other file is added to "My Recent Documents". I would like that not to happen.

How can that be achieved?

I know there's a chance this question is better fit for one of SO's sister sites, but my best judgment was that it fits here...

Thanks

Answer 1

I know there is a away of stopping Windows from updating the list, but I don't believe there is a way to stop it from updating for certain file types.

I way you may be able to do it with is to use batch scripting.

cd "C:\Documents and Settings\PROFILE_NAME\Recent"
del *.<C# file extension or other project extensions>
...
del *.<C# file extension or other project extensions>

Create the file using Notepad and save it as <any name>.bat.

After you work with you C# project you just run this Batch script and it will remove all your evidence from your My Recent Documents folder.

NOTE: If you can't access the Recent folder (because it's hidden) try replacing Recent with My Recent Documents

Thanks

Answer 2

Thinking as a bit of a developer rather than an IT guy. I'm thinking you could write a little app to watch (using FileSystemWatcher) the Recent folder for .cs files and delete them as the OS writes them.

Answer 3

link textI've added this functionality to Visual Studio MRU editor.
The list of extensions is currently fixed, and it needs to be roughened out.

The new prelimenary executable can be downloaded here. ... and the Sources, in case you don't trust me ;)

(I'm not sure if I should keep the separate "save" handling - it was a good idea during testing, but otherwise is rather annoying).