Remove files from recent-files list on failed open

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
index 74be3bc6f5d..24c25fd0eb7 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.c
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ void WM_file_autoexec_init(const char *filepath)
 
 bool WM_file_read(bContext *C, const char *filepath, ReportList *reports)
 {
+	/* assume automated tasks with background, don't write recent file list */
+	const bool do_history = (G.background == false) && (CTX_wm_manager(C)->op_undo_depth == 0);
 	bool success = false;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -420,9 +422,6 @@ bool WM_file_read(bContext *C, const char *filepath, ReportList *reports)
 		int G_f = G.f;
 		ListBase wmbase;
 
-		/* assume automated tasks with background, don't write recent file list */
-		const bool do_history = (G.background == false) && (CTX_wm_manager(C)->op_undo_depth == 0);
-
 		/* put aside screens to match with persistent windows later */
 		/* also exit screens and editors */
 		wm_window_match_init(C, &wmbase); 
@@ -528,6 +527,19 @@ bool WM_file_read(bContext *C, const char *filepath, ReportList *reports)
 		BLI_assert(!"invalid 'retval'");
 	}
 
+
+	if (success == false) {
+		/* remove from recent files list */
+		if (do_history) {
+			RecentFile *recent = BLI_findstring_ptr(&G.recent_files, filepath, offsetof(RecentFile, filepath));
+			if (recent) {
+				MEM_freeN(recent->filepath);
+				BLI_freelinkN(&G.recent_files, recent);
+				write_history();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	WM_cursor_wait(0);
 
 	return success;