diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
index 3d7c3875..8d54ba53 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ void PAdmin::saveRecentFiles()
       return;
     }
     i++;
-    for (int j=0; j<fRecentFile.size(); j++) {
+    for (int j=fRecentFile.size()-1; j>=0; j--) {
       str = "    <path_file_name>" + fRecentFile[j] + "</path_file_name>";
       data.insert(i++, str);
     }
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index e448c202..62fdca15 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ void PTextEdit::load( const QString &f, const int index )
     return;
 
   // add file name to recent file names
-  fAdmin->addRecentFile(f); // keep it in admin
+  fAdmin->addRecentFile(QFileInfo(f).absoluteFilePath()); // keep it in admin
   fillRecentFiles();        // update menu
 
   // add the msr-file to the file system watchersssss
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
index 191491a1..d7360ce2 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ void PAdmin::saveRecentFiles()
       return;
     }
     i++;
-    for (int j=0; j<fRecentFile.size(); j++) {
+    for (int j=fRecentFile.size()-1; j>=0; j--) {
       str = "    <path_file_name>" + fRecentFile[j] + "</path_file_name>";
       data.insert(i++, str);
     }
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index 2a9687ea..3adb8cd1 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ void PTextEdit::load( const QString &f, const int index )
     return;
 
   // add file name to recent file names
-  fAdmin->addRecentFile(f); // keep it in admin
+  fAdmin->addRecentFile(QFileInfo(f).absoluteFilePath()); // keep it in admin
   fillRecentFiles();        // update menu
 
   // add the msr-file to the file system watchersssss