How to make zeitgeist just log my application not my files

Question

I'm using ubuntu 12.04 with unity. I want to config the zeitgeist to just track my application but ignore the usage of files. I tried to add "/" to the blacklist, but it didn't work. The recent files still appear in dash.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Just adding / to the blacklist won't help as the already logged files will still appear in the dash. So, you would have to delete the current existing history from Privacy options in gnome-control-center.

• How do I delete the entire history (Recently Used Items) in the dash?

---

And, by default, Unity uses locate for searching for matching files. As such, these files can still show up if you only blacklist logging of files.

To disable locate, run this command in a terminal:

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.FilesLens use-locate false