How to reorder items in Quick access (File explorer, Windows 11)

I've tried every suggestion - nothing works.

In fact, when I drag to move a name, there is an immediate red round circle with a line through it = like it's saying 'you can reorder this !

Anyone else running into this?

Hey- share the frustration, for experts, they have made enough customizations that a reinstall is a 3- or 4-day undertaking. Even if one documents all the changes.

In my hands, I can reorder the QA items by going to the left explorer bar. It works if I go to Folder Options (under 3 dots) → View → Navigation Pane and thereunder deselect all but "Show This PC"

good luck-

I think my File Explorer (Windows 11) is possessed by an evil creature that enjoys rattling me. Every once in a while it decides to substitute my pinned folders with some random and mostly useless ones.

Today I decided to retry and re-organize that section of File explorer.

I am not able to sort the items I put in Quick Access. Folders are in a completely random order, not alphabetical, not based on usage. It is random.

When I try and move a folder, File Explorer put it back where it was.

This is an incredibly bad application. I fail in understanding how Microsoft is not able to provide a simple and functional File Explorer. I use also a Mac OS system and cannot belive how much better their simple Finder is. At least it enables users to organize their pinned locations as they like.

Is there anyone with a suggestion?

By the way. Besides the name, what do you think the difference between "Quick access" and "Favorites" is?

For the experts: reinstalling Windows is not an option.

If you click on Home then all your quick access should appear in the listing of Home

This works! Even today this option is not in View tab but under Settings -> Options -> View tab -> Navigation pane -> uncheck "View all folders"