How to Empty Recent File List in Notepad++

If you want to clear the list of all the files that you have recently opened with the Notepad++ text editor, you can do that by the following steps.

1. Open Notepad++ on your computer.
2. Now go to Menu: File > Empty Recent File List
3. This will clear the cache for the opened files using Notepad++

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