"Recent places" seems to have disappeared from Windows 7 - help!

Until very recently, when I opened Windows Explorer, there was a "Recent places" link under "Favorites."  If I clicked it, I got a long list of folders where I had recently opened items.  Suddenly, it disappeared.  I have been looking for help files and Google - find the \Recent Users\ [username] directory folder - but this isn't what I'm talking about.

Is it possible to get this back?  Pretty please?  It has been EXTREMELY helpful to me!

You're welcome, Martha.

Recent locations and recent Articles are more or less the same.

The hidden system folder recent items is located at:
C:\Users\(User Name) \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent points
OR
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent articles

Source + more info here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2013-recent-items-turn-off.html

Please also read:

http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/10357/add-your-own-folders-to-Favorites-in-Windows-7/

http://www.howtogeek.com/71528/stupid-geek-tricks-add-apps-to-the-Windows-7-Explorer-Favorites-list/

Other good advice from Windows Explorer here:

Best Windows 7 Explorer tips and tricks

Many of the best tricks and tips of the Explorer of Windows 7

I hope that reading the above articles brings some light in the dark :)

Greetings from a mere mortal to another simple mortal :)

See you soon,.

J

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