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How to Retrieve Files and Folders With Quick Access in Windows 11 - Acer Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>The Quick Access Windows function allows you to access your folders directly instead of going through the drive path of multiple folders. Read below to learn how to pin a folder to quick access as well as how to remove or add folders.</p><h2 data-id="how-to-pin-to-quick-access"><strong>How to pin to Quick Access</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on the <strong>Magnifying Glass </strong>🔎 in the taskbar and type <strong><em>File Explorer</em></strong> and press <strong>Enter.</strong> </li><li>Locate the <strong>Quick Access</strong> section in the left sidebar. This will show your most recently used folders and files from the last 20 days.</li><li>Right-click a folder or file you want to pin and select <strong>Show more options</strong> and click<strong><em> Pin to Quick Access</em></strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="how-to-unpin-from-quick-access"><strong>How to unpin from Quick Access</strong></h2><ol><li>To remove a folder from Quick Access, right-click on a folder. </li><li>From the pop-up menu, click <strong><em>Unpin from Quick access</em></strong>.</li><li>If you wish to remove a file from Quick Access, right-click on the file, and click <strong>Remove from Quick access</strong>.<strong> </strong></li></ol><p><strong>Note: </strong>Removing an item from Quick Access does not delete the file. Items removed from Quick Access will remain intact in their original location.</p><h2 data-id="how-to-remove-quick-access-from-file-explorer"><strong>How to remove Quick Access from File Explorer </strong></h2><ol><li>Press <strong>Windows ⊞ + E</strong> to open file explorer.</li><li>Click the <strong>… </strong>menu on the toolbar and select <strong>Options</strong>.</li><li>On the <strong>Folder Options</strong> dialog, make sure the <strong>General</strong> tab is active.</li><li>Select <strong>This PC</strong> from the <strong>Open File Explorer to</strong> drop-down list.</li><li>Click <strong>OK</strong>. When you launch<strong> File Explorer</strong>, you will now see <strong>This PC</strong> where <strong>Quick Access</strong> once was.</li></ol><p> </p> </article> </main>
