Windows 10: Why does Google Drive show up for Quick Access, how to stop?

Each morning I open my Windows 10 computer to a File Explorer with Google Drive listed to Quick Access -I don't want this there and remove it, each day to see it return the next. Is there any way to stop this daily auto-population?My Setup:Win10 Pro v21H1Google Drive v51.0.9.9

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Google Drive Folder Disappears from Quick Access

Upon installation of Google Backup and Sync, the root Google Drive folder is automatically added to the Quick Access list. However, after a period of a few hours to a few days, the shortcut disappears from Quick Access. It can be manually re-added but always
disappears shortly thereafter.

I performed a fresh install of Windows on a new machine and encounter the same thing there. I also have Google Drive File Stream installed, which is linked to a separate Google account. The Google Drive File Stream root folder is also pinned to Quick Access
but does not disappear as the Google Drive folder (from Backup and Sync) does.

I am able to successfully pin folders within Google Drive to Quick Access (for example, the "Projects" folder found at Google Drive > Documents > Projects) and these folders do not disappear from Quick Access; it is only the root Google Drive folder that
exhibits this problem.

I only have one user account on my machines.

How can I ensure the root Google Drive folder stays in the Quick Access list?

 

How to stop a program from adding a Quick access shortcut?

The rationale is that Quick Access shows a list of all recently accessed folders just in case you'd find it useful. Your Google drive appears because you recently accessed it, as will other folders as you visit them.

Only by unticking 'show frequently used folders in Quick access', but that will turn it off for all folders, not just your Google drive.

 

Google Drive Folder Disappears from Quick Access

I've discovered that this is only happening to me when I have both Google Backup and Sync and Google Drive File Stream installed. It seems File Stream is overriding Backup and Sync's place in the Quick Access list.