A global recently used files list identifies files recently accessed by a user through one or more network services and files accessed by the user that are stored locally on a computing device. In order to generate the global recently used files list, a network recently used files list is retrieved that identifies files that were recently accessed through the one or more network services. Applications may update the network recently used files list each time a user accesses files by way of a network service. The network recently used files list may then be merged with a local recently used files list that identifies recently accessed locally stored files in order to generate the global recently used files list. Applications may update the local recently used files list each time files are accessed that are stored locally on a computing device.