NOTE – The following technique works only on Fedora. This is because the location of the recently-used.xbel file varies from one distro to another. Refer this excellent post for an Ubuntu-specific guide
We’ve all had times of indiscretion where we’ve opened files on our computers that we’d rather not have others finding out about *cough*porn*cough*. Or maybe you’re here for genuine privacy issues. Anyway, here’s the lowdown on how you can go about clearing that pesky list of recent documents that pop up in GNOME 3’s search results (I would have added a rant about how this used to be a simple task in GNOME 2, but I’m trying to kick the habit :p) Find out how!
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