Windows 10: Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10

Discus and support Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10 in Windows 10 Tutorials to solve the problem; Yes, the "Recent Folders" link was what used to be so handy before Win10. Getting that, a "special" folder, to appear either in Quick Access, or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Tutorials' started by Edwin, Nov 18, 2014.

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  1. RSEILER
    rseiler Win User

    Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10


    Yes, the "Recent Folders" link was what used to be so handy before Win10. Getting that, a "special" folder, to appear either in Quick Access, or anywhere else that's handy in File Explorer, is going to require another trick that I haven't found yet.
     
    rseiler, Oct 19, 2015
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  2. JEROMETHEGIRAFF
    JerometheGiraff Win User

    Brink I assume if I want to delete a folder from quick access I follow Step 4 ?
     
    JerometheGiraff, Jul 27, 2016
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  3. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Brink, Jul 27, 2016
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  4. JEROMETHEGIRAFF
    JerometheGiraff Win User

    Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10

    Oh right, thanks Brink *Smile
     
    JerometheGiraff, Jul 27, 2016
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  5. Brink
    Brink New Member
    You're most welcome. *Smile
     
    Brink, Jul 27, 2016
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  6. DEBBIE
    Debbie Win User
    I don't want or need the Desktop folder link in my Quick Access, yet every time I unpin it from Quick Access it's back again within a day or two. Any idea why this keeps happening?
     
    Debbie, Apr 21, 2017
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  7. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello Debbie, *Smile

    It would make sense that your "Desktop" folder would be considered a folder that is frequently opened since it is the folder used by your desktop.

    When the "Desktop" folder is added back as a frequent folder in quick access, is it still unpinned?
     
    Brink, Apr 21, 2017
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  8. DEBBIE
    Debbie Win User

    Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10

    I don't have 'Show recently used' or 'Show frequently used' ticked in the Folder Options and don't want either of those ticked. So that's likely why I had to manually 'unpin' it. But no matter, I can put up with it.
    *Smile
     
    Debbie, Apr 21, 2017
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  9. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User
    Is there any way of removing frequent folders but still pinning stuff to quick access?
     
    cereberus, Sep 7, 2017
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  10. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hey mate, *Smile

    Luckily, this will not affect anything you have pinned to Quick access. You will still be able to pin other items to Quick access as well.
     
    Brink, Sep 7, 2017
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  11. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User
    I think you may have misinterpreted question. If you unpin everything, the frequents folder listing on right hand panel screen disappears. However if you pin something it comes back.

    I want to be able to pin folders but not have the frequents folder listing reappearing. I know I can collapse frequent folder listing.

    I really see no point of it when I have folders pinned on left hand panel.
     
    cereberus, Sep 7, 2017
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  12. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Yep, I misunderstood your question.

    I'm not aware of a way to not have the frequent folders section show while anything is pinned to quick access.
     
    Brink, Apr 4, 2018
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