Clear Recent Files and Manage the Home Screen in Photoshop
If your Photoshop Home screen is cluttered with recent files, you can clear them in seconds. This guide also shows how to hide or restore the Home screen and quickly repopulate the Recent list if needed.
Step-by-step instructions
1
Open Photoshop and go to the Home screen
Launch Photoshop
If a document is open, close it to view the Home screen
2
Clear the Recent file list
Go to File → Open Recent → Clear Recent File List
Return to Home to confirm the thumbnails are gone
3
Hide or show the Home screen (optional)
Open Preferences: macOS: Photoshop → Settings/Preferences → General; Windows: Edit → Preferences → General
Toggle Auto Show the Home Screen on/off
Click OK to apply
4
Repopulate the Recent list (optional)
Open multiple images to add them to your recent files
Go to File → Close All to close them quickly
Check File → Open Recent to see the updated list (up to 100 items)
