atom-editorrecent-file-list

Where does Atom store its recently opened files list?

I'm using Atom 1.0.15. On startup, Atom tries to open a file on a MTP device every time, which is very annoying. Even after closing the tab referring to the file on the MTP device, Atom will try to reopen it on next startup.

A fix would probably be to clear the recently opened files list, but I can't find it. Where is it located?

Solution

  • A quick and inelegant way is to just clean your ~/.atom/storage directory (%HOMEPATH%\.atom\storage).

    This should 'reset' Atom to a project-less state.