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Remove Recent Files List in Revit

This document provides instructions for removing recent project and family files from the opening screen in Revit. It explains that editing the Revit.ini text file, which lists recent files, can reset the recent files list. Specifically, it describes opening the Revit.ini file, deleting the text under the [Recent File List] heading, saving the file, closing and reopening Revit to clear out the recent files list. Resetting the Revit.ini file in this manner ensures recent work is not visible when presenting to clients or recording tutorials.

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Remove Recent Files List in Revit

This document provides instructions for removing recent project and family files from the opening screen in Revit. It explains that editing the Revit.ini text file, which lists recent files, can reset the recent files list. Specifically, it describes opening the Revit.ini file, deleting the text under the [Recent File List] heading, saving the file, closing and reopening Revit to clear out the recent files list. Resetting the Revit.ini file in this manner ensures recent work is not visible when presenting to clients or recording tutorials.

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Remove Recent Files List In Revit

Calling all Revit users. Ever have the need to have to present to a client, or a 3rd party, using the Revit
software, but really don’t like that all the recent work you have done shows up right on the front page
when you open Revit? I have. Some of the work we do at EvolveLAB has us working on one clients’
files, then move quickly to present another file to another client. We also film and record lots of Revit
tutorials, and the need to not have the recent files show up is a must. So, I made a quick tutorial for how
to remove all the recent projects and families that you have been working on from the opening Revit
screen when you start the software.
Check out the following steps and video that show how to quickly and efficiently reset the recent projects
of Revit. (The steps below follow the video)

1. Open Revit. (The steps and video can be applied to any version of Revit, the way the text
file reads may differ, but the information is the same) You should see all your recent
projects and families on the opening screen.

2. To reset the recent files, we are going to be resetting the Revit.ini file. This is usually
located on your local disk of your computer. Location may Differ but more than likely it
is found here: C:Users\(Your Local User
Name>AppData>Roaming>Autodesk>Revit>Autodesk Revit (choose whichever version
you are using)>Revit.ini

3. Double Click or right click the Revit.ini file to open the file in text editor or Notepad.

4. Once opened, scroll until you find the words: [Recent File List] Underneath that text you
will find a list of all the recent files that have recently been opened by Revit. Delete the
text for those recent files. Make sure to leave the [Recent File List] line in the text file.
Save the file.

5. Close Revit, and reopen.

6. When Revit reopens, you will see the screen looks like you have never used the software
before. All the projects and families are reset.

From then on, Revit will start recording the recent files again in the Revit.ini file, but at any time you can
reset to make sure the recent files aren’t show when you don’t want them to be.
NOTE: Make sure that the only text you delete is the recent files, deleting other text from the .ini file can
wreak havoc on the Revit UI.

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