~~Title: Recent and History Lists ~~
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Opus maintains two separate lists of recently visited folders.

==Recent list==

The recent list is a global list of your most recently visited folders. It is displayed in the **Recent Locations** sub-menu in the drop-down menu shown when you right-click the the **Back** button on the [[file_display_border|Location Bar toolbar]].

It is also displayed in the drop-down list attached to the [[breadcrumbs_location_field|breadcrumbs path field]].

It can also be shown in the [[folder_tree|folder tree]] - turn on the **Recent List** item on the [[:preferences:preferences_categories:folder_tree:contents|Folder Tree / Contents]] Preferences page.

You can configure the recent list from the **[[:preferences:preferences_categories:frequently_used_paths:recent_list|Recent List]]** page in Preferences.

==History list==

The history list is also a list of the most recently visited folders, but it is maintained on a per-file display (or per-tab) basis. The history list forms the basis of the **[[up_forwards_back|back and forward]]** navigation actions - when you click the back button, you are moving back through the history list.

Right-click or click-and-hold the **Back** and **Forward** buttons on the Location Bar toolbar to access these lists as drop-down menus.

You can configure the size of the history list (the maximum number of folders remembered) from the [[:preferences:preferences_categories:frequently_used_paths:recent_list|Recent List]] page in Preferences.