Quick tip 9 – Increase recent files in Photoshop

This is part 9 of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to increase the number of recent files from the file menu.

The recent files can be located in File > Open Recent. The default number of recent files you can have is 10 files. You can actually change the number of the recent files to have up to 30 files.

Firstly, you need to open up the Photoshop preferences by pressing Ctrl + K on the keyboard. Then select ‘File handing’ from the drop down menu as shown below.



At the bottom the preferences window, you will see an option call ‘Recent file list contains’. You can change this number from 0 - 30 depending on the number of the recent files you want to show. Once you have selected you option you can click ok, then return to the file menu (File > Open Recent) to see if the number of item have increased.