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GregWxh

Getting error when trying to pin folder to quick access in file explorer

Hello, I am getting error ("Unspecified Error") when trying to pin folder to quick access in file explorer.

I have tried running sfc /scannow. It does not indicate any problem.

How do I troubleshoot and repair this issue ?

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GregWxh

Solution was type this in cmd. after closing all explorer windows.

del /F /Q %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*

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Solution was type this in cmd. after closing all explorer windows.

del /F /Q %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*

Worked! Many Thanks

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I ran this but it said the system cannot find specified path... Luckily, I see the word "del" so i decided to copy and paste the location into explorer address bar %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\ delete all files in AutomaticDestinations folder and it worked.

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Tan Kiet - THANK YOU! I had the same issue and your solution worked. MANY, MANY THANKS!

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It works but keeps re-occurring. I notice every 3-4 days that the list is empty and needs recreating.

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I killed all Explorer processes (by running "taskkill /f /im explorer.exe" from a command prompt window launched as an administrator). After executing the "del /F /Q %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*" command and relaunching explorer, the problem remained. Perhaps, I should have just closed all the windows, instead of killing explorer.exe from the command line. Anyway, the problem was resolved after a reboot. Thank you!!!

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Thank you very Much Greg Got back weeks of Frustration.

Why Windows couldn't have done this itself is a thought .

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Getting error when trying to pin folder to quick access in file explorer

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