NX Clearing the NX Recently Opened Parts list

2024-09-16T19:24:17Z
NX for Design

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How to clear the Recently Opened Parts list in NX. 
NOTE: This is separate from the History on the NX Resource Bar. 
The Recently Opened Parts are listed when opening a file from NX. 


Solution

The "Recently Opened" information is stored in the user's 'UserPreferences.txt' file.
This file is usually found in the following location: 
C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\Siemens\NXxxxx\UserPreferences.txt 
For example:
C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\Siemens\NX2306\UserPreferences.txt 

1.  While in NX, select the ‘File’ tab.
     You will see your Recently Opened Parts list (similar to image above).
2.  [Important]: Exit NX.
3.  Browse to the location, and open the UserPreferences.txt in a text editor, such as NotePad++.
     such as, C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\Siemens\NX2306\UserPreferences.txt
4.  In the text editor, select ‘Search-->Find’.
5.  Find What = Recent


6.  Delete the Recent Entry and all its values.
     In this example, you would delete all the highlighted lines 152 – 176.


7.  Find Next.
8.  If there is a second “Recent” entry, also delete that entry and the following lines for that entry.
      Same as step 6.
9.  Save the file.
10.  Now, look to see if there is a UserPreferences.txt file in a second location.
       A typical second location is:
        C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\Siemens\NXxxxx_configurations\NXxxxx\UserPreferences.txt
        For example:
       C:\Users\<userid>\AppData\Local\Siemens\NX2306_configurations\NX2306\UserPreferences.txt
11.  If a UserPreferences.txt exists in a second location, also edit this file in a text editor, such as NotePad++.
12.  Repeat steps 4-9.
Now both UserPreferences.txt files in both locations should contain no listings for Recent parts in Native or Managed.
Now when you launch NX and select the ‘File’ tab, the ‘Recently Opened Parts’ should be blank and empty.


Notes

KB Article ID# PL8527303

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