How to Clear Jump Lists Data in Windows 11

Firstly, what do you mean by jump lists data on your system? This is nothing but data about any app that your system saves in a particular folder called AppData, which then be used to get the recently opened apps, recently closed tabs, etc. In short this is to get the recently happened events so that the windows users can undo their last task such as reopening the closed tabs and all. If you are a windows user whose work involves downloading / creating many documents within a short time, then this will crowd the AppData (Jump lists) and also the taskbar recent items list, that can be tiring job to remove each and every recent items from the list. Instead you can just straight away delete / clear all the data from jump lists in Windows 11. In this post we will guide you how to do.

Steps to follow to Clear Jump Lists Data in Windows 11

 

Step 1: Press Windows + R keys together on your keyboard to open Run Dialog box.

Step 2: Copy and Paste the below line and hit Enter key.

 



%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

 

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Step 3: Press CTRL + A for selecting all the files in the folder opened.

 

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Step 4: Then, hit SHIFT + DELETE keys together to permanently delete all the files from the folder.

Step 5: Click Yes button to continue.

 

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Step 6: Now again Press Windows + R keys together to open Run box.

Step 7: Copy and Paste the below line and hit Enter key.

 

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations

 

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Step 8: Press CTRL + A for selecting all the files in the folder opened.

Step 9: Then, hit SHIFT + DELETE keys together to permanently delete all the files from the folder.

Step 10: Click Yes to proceed to delete all the items.

 

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Step 11: Close all the folders after clearing it.

This will clear / delete all the data from the jump lists folders on your windows 11 PC.

That’s it.

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