How To Clear The History Within The Ubuntu Dash | Linux Today

How To Clear The History Within The Ubuntu Dash

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Gary Newell
May 20, 2016

This guide shows how to clear the recent history from within the Dash within Unity. It shows how to limit the recent history to certain file types as well as how to exclude certain applications and folders.

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Gary Newell

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