I cannot find Quick Access in the new updated file explorer.

Hi,
Same problem here.
Under Privacy, here is just no such setting. All I can see is:


What can I do now? I just can't pin anything. Can't add folders to Home. Best I can do is pin them to Start which is far from ideal.

Thanks

Quentin

Hi,
Same problem here.
Under Privacy, here is just no such setting. All I can see is:


What can I do now? I just can't pin anything. Can't add folders to Home. Best I can do is pin them to Start which is far from ideal.

Thanks

Quentin

I fixed this by un-checking the Show Recommended Section option.

Quick access tiles are back, but they are now arranged in a horizontal list. Seems like a couple of bugs here. But at least I have my quick action icons back.

Hey Ron!

My name is Ravi, an independent advisor and expert user. I am happy to help you. :)

Please try following these steps to restore Quick Access:

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Click on the "View" tab at the top.
3. Click on "Options" on the right side.
4. In the "Folder Options" window that appears, select the "General" tab.
5. Under the "Privacy" section, check the box next to "Show recently used files in Quick access".
6. Click "Apply" and then "OK" to save the changes.

Feel free to get in touch again if you have any additional questions.

Cheers,
Ravi

Hi Ravi,

With the new File Explorer, there is now "Options" when you click on the view tab at the top. It is located by clicking on the three dots to the right of view and filter. There is also no "Show recently used files in Quick access" option

Thank you for your help, I resolved it in a far more complicated way which I will post here

An update on this as I spent a lot of time going around in circles trying to resolve this.

I did have an Azure account which I had no idea I had created, I never used it and was unaware it was an account on my PC.

In resolving this issue, I tried signing out of the Azure account everywhere, but this did not work as I now had an error message in File Explorer insisting I log back in.

I tried logging in with my personal account, but this was rejected as it was a personal account.

I uninstalled the update, yet the new file explorer was still in place when the uninstall was completed. This shouldn't have happened as it should have returned to the old file explorer.

I went into settings > accounts, and the other account I did not want or use was listed in "accounts used by other apps", it would not let me delete the account from there. Bad show Microsoft...

I then had to go to settings > accounts > Access work or school account and then could remove the account from here. Point of very frustrating note - this inability to click an account and remove it from the menu, app, or setting that you are at is exactly why I cannot get to grips with IOS, and it is really disappointing to see this style of global settings start appearing in Microsoft products.

This still did not work, I tried a reboot, and the login request disappeared which was a sign of progress, but still no quick access.

Tried re-installing the update, but it still didn't work

I then cleared the quick access cache from the customdestinations and automaticdestinations and finally, the quick access reappeared and allowed me to select my quick access files

Hope this helps anyone else stuck

Yes this worked!

UN-Check the "Show Recommended" section.

Worked also for me, I will do a feedback but it is absurd that with every update Microsoft messes things up. Unbelievable

Please verify the new bugs the update created as is explained below, have to uncheck the silly recommended section to get back our precious and useful quicklaunch.

"Options" is not an option. Can't grab a screen shot because the dropdown is not persistent. Options offerered are:
Tiles

Content

Details pane

Preview pane

Show > Navigation pane

Compact view

Item check boxes

File name extentions

Hidden items

Thanks for your detailed response - I just have to mention how absurd and unacceptable it is that users should have to jump through hoops like this in order to fix the messes that Microsoft inflicts on its users, with no response or reaction from them to the issue.

Unfortunately none of this worked for me and I have tried all your recommendations, as well as several others recommended by others, for hours. My 'Privacy' section in Explorer Options has the 'Show recommended section' greyed out so it can be neither checked nor unchecked.

The 'Open File Explorer to' does not have a 'Quick Access' option so this has obviously been tampered with at Microsoft, for who knows what good reason. I cannot even pin a foder to the Start menu - trying to do this simply pins the entire File Explorer to the Start menu.

The most frustrating part of all these things (and this is not the first time by any means) is when the so-called Microsoft Experts post solutions in the forums (such as this one) that simply do not work or do not even exist. While Microsoft itself sits in its ivory tower and profoundly ignores everybody.