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How can I keep recent files from appearing in Unity?

Asked by Melinda

I just upgraded my machine to Ubuntu 12.04. After a day, I found that, in Unity dashboard, there is a recent-files box showing ALL THE FILES I opened or recently used. I don't like anyone to see what I have opened. A possible scenario would be I have to show other people how to do something, either locally or remotely, and they could see what I have opened (meaning the "files" I have in my machine.) I will not have any privacy at all. Can someone please help fix this problem. Thanks!

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José Antonio Rey (jose) said : 		#1

Search for 'Privacy' on the Dash (with no quotes). Open the application, and then, on the lower right corner, turn off 'Record Activity'. That should be it.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Using the icon mentioned (round yellow arrow) you can e en tell the logger to ignore certain applications too. Very handy

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Melinda (melired15-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.