# My recent history got wiped out **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 2, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326 "2023-07-02T22:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glentgm](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/glentgm/32/5775_2.png) [@Glentgm](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Glentgm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326/1 "2023-07-02T22:29:06Z")
I was using the recent history as a way to organize and open the files I was working on at the moment, but after my pc shutdown suddenly, my aseprite seems to have cleared all my recent files, and this is really a pain in the ass, I don’t remember quite exactly all the files I had pinned there, and I have no idea what caused aseprite to wipe it out, since this isn’t the first time my pc turns off with aseprite open, I believe there is no solution to it but anyways, if there is one, I would gladly accept it ![imagem_2023-07-02_192727076](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ebb2b679c1647b76595a6be5f678274348b45a68.png) ---
**Author:** ![SwordSorcery2020](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/swordsorcery2020/32/17360_2.png) [@SwordSorcery2020](https://community.aseprite.org/u/SwordSorcery2020)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326/2 "2023-07-06T13:03:50Z")
No idea what can be done, happens to my stuff quite regularly, but since I don’t have too many files/projects, I just keep on “saving” the ones I am still working on Look up your regular folder to see “last modified” ---
**Author:** ![dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dacap/32/10_2.png) [@dacap](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dacap)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326/3 "2023-07-06T15:10:45Z")
Hi @Glentgm! Quite strange, the list of recent files/folders is stored in the `aseprite.ini` file in the [preferences folder](https://www.aseprite.org/docs/preferences-folder/), but the file shouldn’t be overwritten/lost when the pc shuts down suddenly. Did you re-installed Aseprite after the shutdown? Or installed the portable version? (the portable version has its own `aseprite.ini` file in the same folder). ---
**Author:** ![Glentgm](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/glentgm/32/5775_2.png) [@Glentgm](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Glentgm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326/4 "2023-07-09T19:43:02Z")
Hey, no, I didn’t re-installed aseprite and I use the steam version, I’m not sure but I do believe I don’t have the portable version on my pc, here is the details of it btw, it was created on 17/12/2021 that is the last time I formatted my computer, so yeah, pretty weird it just cleared it out all of the sudden ![imagem_2023-07-09_164242645](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5ef449d7fec9dc9a3d9c7b28a901c8c147e12b7a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Glentgm](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/glentgm/32/5775_2.png) [@Glentgm](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Glentgm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326/5 "2023-07-09T19:49:31Z")
Another thing that happened is that, whenever I try to open/export etc something in aseprite, it uses windowns explorer instead of that aseprite explorer windown, not sure if it is something toggable in options tho, I didn’t bother to change that after it happened ---
**Author:** ![DenWakeman](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/denwakeman/32/16686_2.png) [@DenWakeman](https://community.aseprite.org/u/DenWakeman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/my-recent-history-got-wiped-out/19326/6 "2023-11-28T01:01:51Z")
Just have happened to me today. And it’s quite messy. 1. I switched my version from “beta” to the latest 1.3. 2. A power outage happened in my flat (or the whole house) for literally 0.1 seconds. This has led to the same result as yours: 1. Wiped history 2. Setting were set to default 3. FIles are being opened in a default explorer Though it seems like my keybinds were left untouched, which is great. * * * Another thing I found is that some of the disabled themes which I downloaded but didn’t use, got enabled again.