Windows 10: Quick access folder is empty; pinned locations missing; can not create new pin

My quick access items have all disappeared and I can not pin files or folders there.System spec:Computer: MSI MS-7C02CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Matisse, MTS-B0 4200 MHz 42.00x100.0 @ 4200 MHz 42.00x100.0Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX MS-7C02 BIOS: 3.50, 11/07/2019Memory: 16384 MBytes @ 1500 MHz, 16-20-20-38 2* - 8192 MB PC23900 DDR4 SDRAM - Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3000C16Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, 2048 MB GDDR5 SDRAMDrive: ST2000DM008-2FR102, 1953.5 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/sDrive:

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Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10  


What you originally posted below was from a jump list instead of Quick access that you just now posted above. Did you unpin the folder from within Quick access instead of a jump list? *Confused

Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10 - Page 2 - Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

 

Quick Access - "Location is not available"

I solved the problem without following steps 1, 2, and 3. The solution is stupidly simple and it doesn't make any difference as to whether the problem item in the Quick Access list is pinned or unpinned.

1. Create the folder in the same path where Quick Access reported it to be unlocatable. The folder will be empty.

2. Delete the folder you just created. The Quick Access item that WAS listed in Quick Access disappears!!

Note that #2 does not remove or delete the item from Quick Access. It deletes the empty folder you just created *from the machine* (i.e., it goes to the Recycle bin) and as a consequence of the deletion, it disappears from the Quick Access list.

 

Pin FTP Location to Quick Access in Win Explorer


I have a link to an FTP folder that I can not get to pin to Win Explorer Quick Launch. The shortcut appears in c:\users\[user name]\links but does not appear in the quick access list.

Opening the file in Win Explorer and right clicking on "Quick access" with the option "pin to quick access" does nothing and there is no option in right click list to "pin to quick access" or even "pin to start" for a .lnk file.