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
    2022-12-14T09:26:19+00:00

    Win 11 offers much better Workspaces support -- the feature I use extensively.
    But other than that, I feel that Win 10 is a more professional environment. This btw. includes the Start menu which is actually fully customizable (!) and not just a pale imitation of the inferior macOS counterpart (yes, Microsoft, you had something better than what macOS did have but you killed it!).

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-02T06:07:36+00:00

    I found if I temporarily turn off 'Show All Folders' I can rearrange my Quick Access link.

    Then re-enable 'Show All Folders' and they will stay in the same order.

    Still a bit of a pain but unless you regularly add/remove QA links it's an acceptable workaround.

    One other annoyance - you cannot move a QA link above the first (top) most item. You must move the first (top) item down!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-12-13T12:33:27+00:00

    Well, I'm not sure how that will help 🤔

    I can reorder Quick Access items just fine with or without Show This PC checked.

    It's the order of the group I'm struggling with.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T16:39:59+00:00

    @Microsoft - Over 63,000 views on this issue. Note that not everyone submits replies or even finds this thread about Quick Access in File Explorer, but seriously this needs to be modified to give us back our productivity. To have something annoy users daily is truly unacceptable. Give us a checkbox that allows you to move it back to where it belongs.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-02T11:59:58+00:00

    Appreciate the reply, Yannesss, but that doesn't seem to relate to the issue.

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