This does not help. With the new 'Home' function, I am unable to order the pinned folders or sort them. Here is a quick video of what I'm talking about.
How to reorder items in Quick access (File explorer, Windows 11)
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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.
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2022-12-15T11:31:35+00:00 Nothing changes.
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Anonymous
2022-12-15T07:41:30+00:00 Thank you for your answer.
I was able to sort folders in Quick Access the first time I started this PC.
Since the PC came with quite some bloatware, I made a clean installation of Windows 11.
Now I have installed the software I need for working and nothing else.
I know I can and how to perform a clean boot, but I do not understand what I could get from it. If I can "reorder" these items (like when I reinstalled windows), how do I detect the software preventing me from doing what I would like to do? If I detect it, since there are only work-related applications, what do I do?
Furthermore, how can I detect the software preventing FIle Explorer to display one folder before another one?