The recent files repository allows users quickly to locate files they uploaded previously. It is enabled by default but can be disabled by the administrator if required.
Disabling Recent files
- Go to Site Administration>Plugins>Repositories>Manage Repositories;
- Change the drop down next to Recent files from "Enabled and Visible" to "Disabled"
Using Recent files
- Recent files can be accessed anywhere the file picker is available. HOWEVER...
- Recent files are context-sensitive -that is to say - you will only see the type of file Moodle thinks you want to upload.
Example 1: A user clicks the image icon in the text (TinyMCE) editor to upload an image already used in a different course. The Recent files repository will only show image files even though the user might have uploaded files of other types previously.
Example 2: A user clicks the Moodle media icon to upload a sound file already used in a different course. The Recent files repository will only show media files even though the user might have uploaded files of other types previously.
How Recent are Recent files?
- There is no set time for the display of Recent files - that is to say - it isn't the last two days or two weeks etc.
- Recent files are by default the last 50 files the user has uploaded to Moodle. This number can be changed by the admin
Changing the number of Recent files
- Go to Site Administration>Plugins>Repositories>Recent Files
- Click the blue Settings link
- Change the number to your preferred number.
FAQ
I can't see all my uploaded files in Recent files
- This is probably due to the place where you are accessing Recent files. See here for more information.