Windows 10: Where are 'Favorites' and 'Recent places' in file explorer?

I found this YouTube posting helpful to correct this issue. good luck!

Windows 10 Tip Add Frequent Folders Recent Folders Back to Quick Links - YouTube

 

Have a windows 8 pc. Sign into it with an ms account. Change the number of jump list items in the taskbar settings. Sync these account settings to your Windows 10 machine.

 

Looks like I have a deeper problem than this. I have no folders or other items in Quick Access. None of the fixes in another thread work (they appear to be applied; I don't get any error notices). File Explorer Quick Access has Recent Folders pinned but it vanishes.. - Windows 10 Forums Whenever I try to add recent folders I either get (folder) already exists, the request is not supported, or a (blank) already exists error message. I can't drag & drop any folders to Quick Access (which I have been doing since Vista). I tried the YouTube suggestion (users, username, links, drag to Quick Access) and nothing works. So now I have nothing in Quick Access except for Recent Files.

 

Not sure if you've solved this problem yet, but I had it too until I came across https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html which did the trick! I used Option2 and it works perfectly.

 

Brilliant! I like the idea that it isn't in the Quick Access, but one silly question, can you move it to the top of the list where Quick Access is? That's what I liked about Win 7, recent and favorites were right at the top when I opened explorer. Why oh why did they feel the need to screw up something so intuitive and time saving?

 

I've posted reg files to add Recent Folders and Favorites(Links) to the Navigation pane.

Add Recent Folders and/or Links/Favorites to Navigation Pane

Keith

 

If you use Start 10 or Classic Shell, you can create a Windows 7 style Start Menu and then tell those items to show there. It's what I did. I programmed a few keys to pop up the Win 10 Start Menu too, so I have both, I like Start10 more than Classic Shell.

 

Just solved this problem of the automatic unchecking of the show files option, which these other links did not fix by themselves.

You need to have the SETTINGS->PERSONALIZATION->Start->"Show Recently opened items in Jump Lists on Start or the taskbar set to ON!

Then the #12 regfile changes work (or just changed manually)

Hope this helps!

G._