Windows 10: what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick...

Discus and support what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick... in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; impression i get is that was removed from Win 11. There is no longer a "recent" folder in user appdata.even in Win 10, impression I get is that "recent... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by LeonardRaphael- [O365], Jun 26, 2022.

  1. what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick...


    impression i get is that was removed from Win 11. There is no longer a "recent" folder in user appdata.even in Win 10, impression I get is that "recent folders" did not work for SharePoint but did for OneDrive.Supposed to be a "recent files" and and maybe a "frequently used folders" but I don't even see those as a choice.haven't found a registry hack either.

    :)
     
    LeonardRaphael- [O365], Jun 26, 2022
    #1
  2. mharran Win User

    Windows 10 replaced Recent Folders with Quick Access. how to change 10 to 20?

    For anyone still struggling with this, here is a step by step guide to

    • Adding Recent Folders back to Quick Access (easy)
    • Getting Recent Folders to appear in Save As dialogs (tricky, needs registry modifactions, not to attempted unless you are comfortable modifying the Registry)
    Restoring Recent Folders (Dragonblogger.com)
     
    mharran, Jun 26, 2022
    #2
  3. Recent folders / frequent folders / recent files / quick access

    Ok, this is driving me mad.

    Until recently there was a fantastic feature in Windows called Recent Places (or something like that). It's no longer available and this must cost me 5 minutes per hour (for which I will invoice Microsoft.)

    Now there is the Quick Access menu, which performs a somewhat similar function, but very, very poorly.

    Here's what was good about the Recent Places:

    • As soon as I used a folder, it was available in recent places
    • As soon as I used a FILE, it was available in recent places
    • Recent Places was always available - in searches, in context menus and in Save As
    • When I was working in three different applications (say, creating a graph in Excel, image-editing it in Illustrator then dropping it into PowerPoint) I was instantly able to access the place I had saved it in each application, because saving the Excel file
      triggered that folder to appear in Recent Places.
    • I could also open a file in a different application (save it in Gimp and then open it in Photoshop) by finding the file in the recent places folder.

    Here's what doesn't work about the Quick Access menu

    • It does not automatically add the folder to the window until it has been used a certain number of times.
    • This is hopeless, because if I need to access the folder, say, 5 times between my three applications, then by the time the folder is in Quick Access I NO LONGER NEED IT! I need the same folder immediately after I have used it, not 25 minutes later when
      the system realises "hey - you seem to use that folder a lot".
    • It does not keep files - only folders.

    What I want to happen

    • 10 out of 10 solution: I want the old system back.
    • 9 out of 10 solution: Quick Access tracks files and folders and immediately adds them when saved
    • 8 out of 10 as a workaround. Even if files can't get to Quick Access, it would be great to be able to tweak the algorithm that gets a
      folder into the Quick Access location. The sensitivity for getting a folder into Quick Access should be settable, even with just two settings: "place folders in Quick Access immediately when used" and "Place folders in Quick access when used
      often."

    Please please please return this functionality. It was a major, major timesaver, particularly when working at the end of a long folder path.
     
    RobbityBobbityBoo, Jun 26, 2022
    #3
  4. what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick...

    Win 10 Quick Access mixes frequent folders and recent files


    Hello,

    I've learned to like the "Quick Access" feature of Win 10. Recently it has shown a strange trait. That is, instead of listing my "frequent folders" in a list in a pane at the top of the window and "recent files" in a pane at the bottom at the bottom of the window (in a separate pane), both "frequent folders" and "recent files" show up on the same detail list (in a single pane).

    Likewise, the entries are all sorted by name instead of (recent) date, as I would like.

    See image:

    what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders"  either on Quick... [​IMG]


    Here is a sample (imaged grabbed from Internet) of how it should look. ("Recent folders" in a separate pane at the top and "recent files" at the bottom. This is how I want my Quick Access window to look again.

    what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders"  either on Quick... [​IMG]



    How can I get Quick access to once again separate the "recent folders" from the "recent files"... and make them sort by "most recent date first"?

    By the way, I tried "restore defaults" but that was to no avail.

    Thanks!

    cbi
     
    coolblueice, Jun 26, 2022
    #4
Thema:

what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick...

Loading...
  1. what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick... - Similar Threads - conclusion getting recently

  2. what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick...

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    what is the conclusion about getting Win 11 "recently used folders" either on Quick...: impression i get is that was removed from Win 11. There is no longer a "recent" folder in user appdata.even in Win 10, impression I get is that "recent folders" did not work for SharePoint but did for OneDrive.Supposed to be a "recent files" and and maybe a "frequently used...
  3. Displaying recently used folders in Quick access in File Explorer Win 10

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Displaying recently used folders in Quick access in File Explorer Win 10: Until recently the Quick Access list at the top of the left pane of Windows File Explorer has displayed a list of 4 or 5 folders/Subfolders that are the folders that I have been using most often recently. This list has disappeared recently - I don't know what caused it to go....
  4. Displaying recently used folders in Quick access in File Explorer Win 10

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Displaying recently used folders in Quick access in File Explorer Win 10: Until recently the Quick Access list at the top of the left pane of Windows File Explorer has displayed a list of 4 or 5 folders/Subfolders that are the folders that I have been using most often recently. This list has disappeared recently - I don't know what caused it to go....
  5. Displaying recently used folders in Quick access in File Explorer Win 10

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Displaying recently used folders in Quick access in File Explorer Win 10: Until recently the Quick Access list at the top of the left pane of Windows File Explorer has displayed a list of 4 or 5 folders/Subfolders that are the folders that I have been using most often recently. This list has disappeared recently - I don't know what caused it to go....
  6. Increase number of recent folders in quick access

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Increase number of recent folders in quick access: This seems to have been done to death over the years but the interest in pressing MS for an update has waned by the looks of it. I would encourage all interested users to post more regularly about this becasue for those who are file and folder users, this is an important...
  7. Recent folders / frequent folders / recent files / quick access

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Recent folders / frequent folders / recent files / quick access: Ok, this is driving me mad. Until recently there was a fantastic feature in Windows called Recent Places (or something like that). It's no longer available and this must cost me 5 minutes per hour (for which I will invoice Microsoft.) Now there is the Quick Access menu,...
  8. recent files and folders, quick access

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    recent files and folders, quick access: hello all, just wondering if this is a setting that i have missed. but i really like the recent files and folders feature, I.E; recent files opened are displayed when right clicking Adobe PDF, Word, Excel, ect ect on task-bar and also recent folders shown by right...
  9. Win 10 Quick Access mixes frequent folders and recent files

    in Windows 10 Support
    Win 10 Quick Access mixes frequent folders and recent files: Hello, I've learned to like the "Quick Access" feature of Win 10. Recently it has shown a strange trait. That is, instead of listing my "frequent folders" in a list in a pane at the top of the window and "recent files" in a pane at the bottom at the bottom of the window...
  10. Recent file or folders in Quick Access

    in Windows 10 Support
    Recent file or folders in Quick Access: I have browsed through Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials However it is not clear to me, how I may keep only the normal items, but not continually add "recent" items. Sorry if this seems a stupid thread, but...