In order to get Inkscape to create .recently-used.xbel I did the following: open Inkscape, draw something, save the drawing, and then close Inkscape. The .xbel file is created as Inkscape closes.
In order to get Inkscape to create .recently-used.xbel I did the following: open Inkscape, draw something, save the drawing, and then close Inkscape. The .xbel file is created as Inkscape closes.