diff --git a/docs/options_application.md b/docs/options_application.md
index bbbb6616..a51537d4 100644
--- a/docs/options_application.md
+++ b/docs/options_application.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Widgets - application options
 ---
 
 {% raw %}
-<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/anchor-js/4.0.0/anchor.min.js"></script>
+<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/anchor-js/4.2.2/anchor.min.js"></script>
 {% endraw %}
 
 #### Application
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The page exposes unsorted options. In the future some of them might be moved to
 
 - **additionalPATH**: Used to defined more paths were the background tools can be found. Each item must be separated by a path separator (`:` under Linux and `;` under Windows).
 - **autoCheckUpdates**: If checked and if a newer release is available then a dialog proposes to open the matching html page on github.
+- **autoCleanMRU**: If checked then the MRU lists wont display files that dont exist. When using a version control software or removable disk it can be preferable not to use this option.
 - **autoKillProcThreshold**: When not zero this setting indicates the size of the stdandard output, in bytes, over which an inferior process gets killed automatically. By default set to 2 Mb. This is usefull for example to prevent issues when an inferior falls into an infinite loop that prints.
 - **autoSaveProjectFiles**: If checked the sources are automatically saved before compilation.
 - **consoleProgram**: Allows to set the terminal emulator used to execute programs. By default XTerm is used and an error can occur if it's not setup. The setting is used by the [runnable modules](features_runnables), the [custom tools](widgets_custom_tools) and the project launcher. Under Windows this option is not used.
diff --git a/src/u_main.pas b/src/u_main.pas
index 714237c1..128d2bcb 100644
--- a/src/u_main.pas
+++ b/src/u_main.pas
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ type
 
     fDockingIsInitialized: boolean;
     fGitIconIndex: integer;
+    fCleanIconIndex: integer;
     fImages: TImageList;
     fOptionCategories: TEditableOptionsSubject;
     fRunnablesOptions: TEditableRunnableOptions;
@@ -529,6 +530,7 @@ type
     procedure mruProjItemClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure mruProjGroupItemClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure mruClearClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure mruClearInvalidClick(Sender: TObject);
 
     // layout
     procedure setSplitterWheelEvent;
@@ -620,6 +622,7 @@ type
     fToolBarScaling: TToolBarScaling;
     fAutoKillProcThreshold: dword;
     fGlobalCompiler: DCompiler;
+    fAutoCleanMRU: boolean;
     function getConsoleProgram: string;
     procedure setConsoleProgram(const value: string);
     function getAdditionalPATH: string;
@@ -630,6 +633,7 @@ type
   published
     property additionalPATH: string read getAdditionalPATH write setAdditionalPath;
     property autoCheckUpdates: boolean read fAutoCheckUpdates write fAutoCheckUpdates;
+    property autoCleanMRU: boolean read fAutoCleanMRU write fAutoCleanMRU default true;
     property autoKillProcThreshold: dword read fAutoKillProcThreshold write fAutoKillProcThreshold default 1024 * 1024 * 2;
     property consoleProgram: string read getConsoleProgram write setConsoleProgram;
     property coverModuleTests: boolean read fCovModUt write fCovModUt;
@@ -853,6 +857,7 @@ begin
   fFlatLook:=true;
   fDcdPort:=DCDWrapper.port;
   fAutoKillProcThreshold := 1024 * 1024 * 2;
+  fAutoCleanMRU := true;
 end;
 
 function TApplicationOptionsBase.getNativeProjecCompiler: DCompiler;
@@ -956,7 +961,9 @@ begin
   begin
     MainForm.fCovModUt:= fCovModUt;
     MainForm.fProjMru.maxCount := fMaxRecentProjs;
+    MainForm.fProjMru.removeNotExisting := fAutoCleanMRU;
     MainForm.fFileMru.maxCount := fMaxRecentDocs;
+    MainForm.fFileMru.removeNotExisting:= fAutoCleanMRU;
     MainForm.fPrjGrpMru.maxCount:= fMaxRecentGroups;
     MainForm.updateFloatingWidgetOnTop(fFloatingWidgetOnTop);
     MainForm.fDscanUnittests := fDscanUnittests;
@@ -1556,6 +1563,8 @@ begin
 
   i := loadIcon('ARROW_UPDATE');
   actProjGitBranchesUpd.ImageIndex:=i;
+
+  fCleanIconIndex := loadIcon('CLEAN');
 end;
 
 procedure TMainForm.InitWidgets;
@@ -2334,9 +2343,17 @@ begin
 
     trgMnu.AddSeparator;
     itm := TMenuItem.Create(trgMnu);
-    itm.Caption := 'Clear';
+    itm.Caption := 'Clear all';
     itm.OnClick := @mruClearClick;
     itm.Tag := PtrInt(srcLst);
+    itm.ImageIndex:=fCleanIconIndex;
+    trgMnu.Add(itm);
+
+    itm := TMenuItem.Create(trgMnu);
+    itm.Caption := 'Remove invalid entries';
+    itm.OnClick := @mruClearInvalidClick;
+    itm.Tag := PtrInt(srcLst);
+    itm.ImageIndex:=fCleanIconIndex;
     trgMnu.Add(itm);
 
   finally
@@ -2352,6 +2369,21 @@ begin
   if srcLst.isNotNil then
     srcLst.Clear;
 end;
+
+procedure TMainForm.mruClearInvalidClick(Sender: TObject);
+var
+  srcLst: TMRUFileList;
+  i: integer;
+begin
+  srcLst := TMRUFileList(TmenuItem(Sender).Tag);
+  if srcLst.isNil then
+    exit;
+  srcLst.BeginUpdate;
+  for i := srcLst.Count-1 downto 0 do
+    if not srcLst.Strings[i].fileExists then
+      srcLst.Delete(i);
+  srcLst.EndUpdate;
+end;
 {$ENDREGION}
 
 {$REGION IMultiDocMonitor ----------------------------------------------------}
diff --git a/src/u_mru.pas b/src/u_mru.pas
index c8d77f1c..c4760686 100644
--- a/src/u_mru.pas
+++ b/src/u_mru.pas
@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ type
    * MRU list for filenames.
    *)
   TMRUFileList = class(TMruList)
+  private
+    fRemoveNotExisting: boolean;
   protected
     function checkItem(const value: string): boolean; override;
   public
     constructor create; override;
     procedure assign(source: TPersistent); override;
+    property removeNotExisting: boolean read fRemoveNotExisting write fRemoveNotExisting;
   end;
 
   (**
@@ -164,7 +167,9 @@ end;
 
 function TMRUFileList.checkItem(const value: string): boolean;
 begin
-  exit( inherited checkItem(value) and value.fileExists);
+  result := inherited checkItem(value);
+  if fRemoveNotExisting then
+     result := result and value.fileExists;
 end;
 
 constructor TMRUDocumentList.create;