Recently Used File List Lie

[dbthj]

In tools/options/general the recently used file list option is set to the max: 9.

But it's not 9. I see (not 4, not 9) but 5 files in the list. This sounds Microsofty
enough to be a really common thing. Is it? Happen to you? Got a fix?

[ChemistB]

I've never seen that. If you recently set it to 9, it does not update automatically. In other words, if you had it set to 4, then you set it to 9, it will still show 4. When you open a new file, it'll go to 5, then 6, etc.

If this is not the case, maybe try resetting it to 1, close and open Excel. Then go back to 9, open, save and close 9 new files and see what happens.