Find files you added recently

Open Recent in the Drime sidebar to see the files added in the last 90 days, and find older ones with search or by sorting on upload date.

Updated October 21, 2026Web

Recent lists the files added to your Drive in the last 90 days.

#Open Recent

In the sidebar, click Recent. Folders don't appear there, only files.

Files added more than 90 days ago don't appear in Recent. To find them:

search for them: see Find files with search and Search tips;
or open the folder, open Sort above the file list and choose Upload date. See Sort files and change the view.

What you see	What to do
A folder you just created isn't in Recent	Recent shows files only. Open the folder from its location, or search for its name.
A file you added a while ago isn't there	Recent covers the last 90 days. Search for it or sort by Upload date.

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