Removing items from the Recent Files list

Hello Steve,

is there a way to remove files from the recent lists list via the open
API?

No. Not even through closed API. :)
You can file a JIRA request to add this feature to OpenAPI.

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Dmitry Jemerov
Software Developer
JetBrains, Inc.
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Will do - thanks