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When using recentf with tramp, recentf would clean up its file list including all remote files, which takes a lot of time when the Internet is bad. How can I ask recentf to not cleanup remote files, without disabling recent file list auto cleanup for local files?

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M-x customize-option RET recentf-keep RET, and be sure to read its description.

You can use any arbitrary or conditional expression. And that includes file-remote-p.

Drew
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  • sort of old, but maybe you mean't `file-remote-p` ? – joefromct Jul 16 '19 at 03:46
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    @joefromct: Yes; updated. Thx. – Drew Jul 16 '19 at 15:26
  • I am facing the exact same issue: remote files are removed from the recentf list of my local emacs after a shut-down of the remote server. I would like for them to keep around. What exactly do I have to specify here and where do I have to do that? – CD86 Jun 20 '23 at 07:40