Question about Microsoft Word.

[Palehood]

I’m currently using Microsoft Word 2016 in a secondary PC. Whenever I delete a Word document/file ,it ends up getting saved in C:Users/User/Recent(and who knows which other sections) on my PC. I tried to locate this folder/section named “Recent” using a word search so I could manually delete all the previous files I had deleted but couldn’t locate it. I manually clicked on the C:Users/User/ folder but still couldn’t find it. It’s not really a big problem but if anyone could tell me how to directly locate it, I would be grateful.
Also,is there any way where I can stop Microsoft Word from saving extra copies of files I have deleted? I still want Microsoft Word to autosave my work now and then but not keep copies if I have deleted them. Tried going to Options>Save but couldn’t find anything relevant.

[Palehood]

Sorry. I meant “currently using Microsoft Word 2016 ON a secondary PC” not “in”.

[Palehood]

I’m currently using Microsoft Word 2016 in a secondary PC. Whenever I delete a Word document/file ,it ends up getting saved in C:Users/User/Recent(and who knows which other sections) on my PC. I tried to locate this folder/section named “Recent” using a word search so I could manually delete all the previous files I had deleted but couldn’t locate it. I manually clicked on the C:Users/User/ folder but still couldn’t find it.

Never mind for the first problem. That one has been solved. Now there’s only the problem with the files being saved after I deleted them.

[veeg]

Hello

Let me get you some help.

@Bastet

[Bastet]

I believe the recent is as it says - a list of recently opened files, as other files are opened then the older files should disappear. It’s a placeholder/shortcut to the original files & isn’t saving them in a different place.

[Bruce]

As Bastet has said, the recently opened items are not copies of your actual documents, just a shortcut link to where it used to live.
They are stored here; C:\Users<your account>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
Or here; C:\Users<your account>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent

[Palehood]

Problem solved. Thanks to everyone for answering.

[veeg]

Good to hear .