how to get a list of recent documents in windows 7?

Question

in my app i want to get all paths of recent used document in windows 7 (for all types of documents) , i am using c# ,so is there any method to do that ? help me please? .

thanks

Answer 1

Use Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent:

string path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent);
var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(path);

Answer 2

This kind of data is stored in the registry. A Google search led me to the following:

Description: Recently opened files from Windows Explorer Location: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent

Description: Recently Opened Office Docs Location: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent

(from: http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/windows-forensics-registry-and-file-system-spots)