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I updated to the latest version of Windows 11 yesterday. When I opened File Explorer, Quick access and recent files/folders were showing to the right of the window, but the Quick Access folder option was missing from the navigation panel on the left. So if I click away from this Window I've lost Quick Access. How do I re-enable Quick Access to the left part of the navigation pane?
Please look at the screenshot before replying. Quick Access is enabled in view mode options and can be seen, but is missing from the left side of the navigation pane.
Thanks for any help.
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Hmmm, so I was being a bit slow on the uptake!
It appears that in the latest Windows 11 release, Quick Access in the left navigation pane has been removed as a folder in its own right.
If you want to access recently used files and folders, Quick Access is now found by clicking the Home option in the navigation pane.
Once again Microsoft makes things less clear and fixes something which wasn't broken.
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Hi,
I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.
Some changes explained here:
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/...
The default homepage of File Explorer is now called Home. The name Quick access has been repurposed for the pinned/frequent folders section and Pinned files is now called Favorites to align with Office and OneDrive.
Recent and pinned files displayed in Home are now searchable using the search box in File Explorer even if they are not local files, so you can find Office files recently shared with you.
Yes, they are not announced in the release notes, though.
Hope that hels.
Mine shows Quick Access but Recent is gone. Nowhere to be found. Had online session with Support and they could not solve it.
Hello,
I also had this issue. What I did to "Resolve" this is to Unpin from Quick Access and then Pin to Quick Access. They are now showing up for me in the left panel, under Home.
Hope this helps you.
Right click in the area that used to show Quick Access. Click 'show libraries'. This will allow you to navigate the folder structures under documents etc.
