Added a setting to enable or disable saving recent items opened

Files/Helpers/NavigationHelpers.cs

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ private static async Task<FilesystemResult> OpenDirectory(string path, IShellPag
                     .OnSuccess(async (childFolder) =>
                     {
                         // Add location to MRU List
-                        if (childFolder.Folder is SystemStorageFolder)
+                        if (userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled && childFolder.Folder is SystemStorageFolder)
                         {
                             var mostRecentlyUsed = Windows.Storage.AccessCache.StorageApplicationPermissions.MostRecentlyUsedList;
                             mostRecentlyUsed.Add(await childFolder.Folder.ToStorageFolderAsync(), childFolder.Path);
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ private static async Task<FilesystemResult> OpenDirectory(string path, IShellPag
 
         private static async Task<FilesystemResult> OpenFile(string path, IShellPage associatedInstance, IEnumerable<string> selectItems, ShortcutItem shortcutInfo, bool openViaApplicationPicker = false, string args = default)
         {
+            IUserSettingsService userSettingsService = Ioc.Default.GetService<IUserSettingsService>();
+
             var opened = (FilesystemResult)false;
             bool isHiddenItem = NativeFileOperationsHelper.HasFileAttribute(path, System.IO.FileAttributes.Hidden);
             bool isShortcutItem = path.EndsWith(".lnk") || path.EndsWith(".url"); // Determine
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ private static async Task<FilesystemResult> OpenFile(string path, IShellPage ass
                         if (childFile != null)
                         {
                             // Add location to MRU List
-                            if (childFile.File is SystemStorageFile)
+                            if (userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled && childFile.File is SystemStorageFile)
                             {
                                 var mostRecentlyUsed = Windows.Storage.AccessCache.StorageApplicationPermissions.MostRecentlyUsedList;
                                 mostRecentlyUsed.Add(await childFile.File.ToStorageFileAsync(), childFile.Path);
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ private static async Task<FilesystemResult> OpenFile(string path, IShellPage ass
                     .OnSuccess(async childFile =>
                     {
                         // Add location to MRU List
-                        if (childFile.File is SystemStorageFile)
+                        if (userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled && childFile.File is SystemStorageFile)
                         {
                             var mostRecentlyUsed = Windows.Storage.AccessCache.StorageApplicationPermissions.MostRecentlyUsedList;
                             mostRecentlyUsed.Add(await childFile.File.ToStorageFileAsync(), childFile.Path);

Files/Services/IPreferencesSettingsService.cs

@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@ public interface IPreferencesSettingsService
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not to open folders in new tab.
         /// </summary>
         bool OpenFoldersInNewTab { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enables saving recent items for quick access and the recent items widget
+        /// </summary>
+        bool IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled { get; set; }
     }
 }

Files/Services/Implementation/PreferencesSettingsService.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public override void RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, EventArguments.Se
             {
                 case nameof(ShowConfirmDeleteDialog):
                 case nameof(OpenFoldersInNewTab):
+                case nameof(IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled):
                     Microsoft.AppCenter.Analytics.Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(e.settingName)} {e.newValue}");
                     break;
             }
@@ -34,5 +35,11 @@ public bool OpenFoldersInNewTab
             get => Get(false);
             set => Set(value);
         }
+
+        public bool IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled
+        {
+            get => Get(true);
+            set => Set(value);
+        }
     }
 }

Files/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -2776,4 +2776,7 @@ We use App Center to keep track of app usage, find bugs, and fix crashes. All in
   <data name="NavToolbarArrangementOptionFolderPath.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Folder path</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="SettingsEnableSavingRecentItems" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Enable saving recently opened directories and files</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

Files/UserControls/InnerNavigationToolbar.xaml

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
                                 <ToggleSwitch
                                     x:Uid="NavToolbarShowRecentFilesWidget"
                                     Header="Show Recent Files widget"
+                                    IsEnabled="{x:Bind UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}"
                                     IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowRecentFilesWidget, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                             </StackPanel>
                         </StackPanel>

Files/ViewModels/SettingsViewModels/PreferencesViewModel.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
 using Windows.Storage;
+using Windows.Storage.AccessCache;
 using Windows.System;
 
 namespace Files.ViewModels.SettingsViewModels
@@ -142,6 +143,27 @@ public bool OpenFoldersNewTab
             }
         }
 
+        public bool IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled
+        {
+            get => UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled)
+                {
+                    UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled = value;
+
+                    if (!UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled)
+                    {
+                        var mru = StorageApplicationPermissions.MostRecentlyUsedList;
+                        mru.Clear();
+                        UserSettingsService.WidgetsSettingsService.ShowRecentFilesWidget = false;
+                    }
+
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private async Task LaunchTerminalsConfigFile()
         {
             var configFile = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(new Uri("ms-appdata:///local/settings/terminal.json"));

Files/Views/SettingsPages/Preferences.xaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     xmlns:datamodels="using:Files.DataModels"
     xmlns:local="using:Files.UserControls.Settings"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:settingsviewmodels="using:Files.ViewModels.SettingsViewModels"
+    xmlns:settingsviewmodels="using:Files.ViewModels.SettingsViewModels" xmlns:helpers="using:Files.Helpers"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <Page.Resources>
         <ResourceDictionary Source="/ResourceDictionaries/RightAlignedToggleSwitchStyle.xaml" />
@@ -146,6 +146,19 @@
                     IsOn="{Binding OpenFoldersNewTab, Mode=TwoWay}"
                     Style="{StaticResource RightAlignedToggleSwitchStyle}" />
             </local:SettingsBlockControl>
+
+            <local:SettingsBlockControl
+                Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=SettingsEnableSavingRecentItems}"
+                HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
+                <local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
+                    <FontIcon Glyph="&#xE823;" />
+                </local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
+                <ToggleSwitch
+                    x:Name="IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled"
+                    AutomationProperties.Name="{helpers:ResourceString Name=SettingsEnableSavingRecentItems}"
+                    IsOn="{Binding IsSavingRecentItemsEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                    Style="{StaticResource RightAlignedToggleSwitchStyle}" />
+            </local:SettingsBlockControl>
         </StackPanel>
 
         <UserControls:RestartControl