Windows 11 Files are appearing under Recent in Files Explorer that have not been opened for a while

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Files that I have not opened or accessed in months or years are showing up under Recent in Files Explorer in Microsoft 365. About 45 docs and/or worksheets appear in the list.Under Properties, it confirms that the file has been accessed. I did confirm that no one else has been granted access to the files.There are numerous files that have been accessed over a period of 45 minutes from different file folders.I have changed my Microsoft password. It continues to grow with the number of files accessed.This is seriously concerning. I am taking everything off line to stop this from happening. That

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