Windows 10: Script for quick folder access

Discus and support Script for quick folder access in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Good day everyone, Please accept my apologies in advance if this topic have already been discussed in the forum. I couldn't find anything to help me,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Milen Charov, Feb 27, 2021.

  1. Script for quick folder access


    Good day everyone,


    Please accept my apologies in advance if this topic have already been discussed in the forum. I couldn't find anything to help me, so I I thought to ask.


    I am looking for a simple solution where a folders can be access quickly.

    I am not talking for a shortcut to a folder or a access to a folder via the quick access in windows explorer.

    What I have in mind is something like a floating search box on the desktop, where you can type the folder name, and base on this entity the windows explorer to open the folder location. Please note I am not asking to search for the folder name, because all folders will be in a specific locations on our company server.

    All folders have unique name based on our job regester. Which is always 7 characters

    For example:

    Folder with a name 2550020 will be located in: S:\main job location\sub job location\folder


    Where:

    - main job location -is where we safe all our registered jobs. This will always be same.

    - sub job location - will be a folder with a name based on range 100 of jobs names. Or 2550000-2550099

    -folder name wil be the job number itself or 2550020

    Or

    S:\main job location\2550000-2550099\2550020


    For a folder with a name 2550256 this path shuold looks like this.


    S:\main job location\2550200-2550299\2550256


    What I am trying to achieve is something very similar to a hyperlink in excel to open a location based on a filename variable, but using a windows explorer instead of excel.


    Looking forward for any suggestions.


    Kind regards


    Milen

    :)
     
    Milen Charov, Feb 27, 2021
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  2. Quick Access bar

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    We would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty.

    Remove items from Quick access.

    I would suggest you to follow the below steps.

    • Right click on the file or folder.
    • Select the option “unpin from the quick access”


    To pin items to an item already on the quick access bar.

    Follow the below steps.

    I would suggest you to create folder in the desktop screen & place all the files or folder which need to pin to the quick access.

    • Open the quick access.
    • Select the Desktop option.
    • Right click on the folder & select the option “pin to quick access”


    Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.



    Thank you.
     
    Mohammed AliAli, Feb 27, 2021
    #2
  3. enso Win User
    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
  4. Script for quick folder access

    Quick Access Not Working

    Hi Dustin,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    Follow the below steps to repair the broken database of Quick Access.

    Method 1:

    Before repairing the database, try to disable and then re-enable Quick Access to see if it helps. To disable and re-enable Quick Access, follow the below steps:

    Step 1: To remove frequent folders and recent files list from Quick Access, open File Explorer > click on View tab in Ribbon >
    click on Options > Change folder and search options to open Folder Options.

    Step 2: You’ll have to uncheck the following two check-boxes present under the Privacy section to disable Quick Access:

    • Show recently used files in Quick Access.
    • Show frequently used folders in Quick Access.

    Step 3: Click Apply and Exit. The action will instantly remove these two sections from Quick Access in File Explorer. (To clear your Quick Access history press the ‘Clear’ button against Clear File Explorer History).

    Step 4: Then, check
    the following two check-boxes again to enable Quick Access that you did in
    Step2.

    • Show recently used files in Quick Access.
    • Show frequently used folders in Quick Access.

    Step 5: Restart the PC once and check the issue and if the issue persist, follow the
    Method 2.

    Method 2:

    The Method 2 will repair the broken database of Quick Access.

    Step 1: Open File Explorer and paste this folder path: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations in the address bar and hit Enter.

    Step 2: Once the folder is opened, press ‘Ctrl’ key and the ‘A’ from your keyboard to select all of its contents and delete it.

    Step 3: Do the same for this folder path as well: %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations

    Step 4: Restart the PC once and check the issue.

    Hope it helps.

    Shafeeq Ali Khan

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Shafeeq_Khan, Feb 27, 2021
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