When upgrading to a major release in Tableau, the list of recent files dissappears and the saved color palettes disappear. For Windows users, we can fix this with a few very simple steps. Note however, this requires modifying the registry, and it’s best to note Microsoft’s warning about this. “Changes made to the Windows registry happen immediately, no backup is created automatically. Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are confident about doing so.” That said, the steps are really very simple.