A coworker gave me a link to a doc. I edited it. Now I can't find it in my "recent" list or in the "shared with me" list.
The doc wasn't shared with me. It was a link to a doc that anyone could edit, if they have the link.
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Sign up to join this communityIf the file was edited by you, it should be displayed in Shared with me and in the recent list. If it isn't there, maybe it was deleted by the owner.
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