In Windows 11 file explorer navigation pane, how do I move Quick Access pins back to the top of the list?

Anonymous
2022-11-12T22:09:14+00:00

When I updated my machine to Windows 11, the quick access items were moved beneath OneDrive in the File Explorer navigation pane. This is a big inconvenience since I always have my OneDrive folder expanded and can no longer scroll to the top to access my pinned folders. How do I get the pinned Quick Access items back to the top of the navigation pane where I can – ironically – access them quickly?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T15:48:24+00:00

    I found a workable solution, though not entirely satisfying. In File Explorer, Folder Options, View, Navigation Pane, I unchecked "Expand to open folder", and this stops the navigation pane from opening my OneDrive folder tree as I click through in the main pane. This in turn keeps my Quick Access folders visible.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-14T00:41:55+00:00

    This video should be required viewing for anyone struggling with re-ordering things in Quick Access (now called "Home") in Windows 11. I fought with this for days, this video makes it trivially easy:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWEJjCU5vc

    Just turn off "Show All Folders". Then it's simply drag/drop. Wow.

    Neil

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-30T07:36:40+00:00

    I got the same issue when I got the Windows 11 update yesterday. Thanks a lot MS :(
    Why "fix" something that isn't broken???
    So annoying...

    When I updated my machine to Windows 11, the quick access items were moved beneath OneDrive in the File Explorer navigation pane. This is a big inconvenience since I always have my OneDrive folder expanded and can no longer scroll to the top to access my pinned folders. How do I get the pinned Quick Access items back to the top of the navigation pane where I can – ironically – access them quickly?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-15T13:31:54+00:00

    THIS FIXES THE ISSUE THAT MS CREATED, MS WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T EXIST?

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