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

Anonymous
2022-12-14T15:33:05+00:00

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.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-10T16:09:21+00:00

    it is 2023 - September 10 And I still have the same program of not being able to organize quick access alphabetically

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-03T19:24:34+00:00

    Thank you for your reply. I ended up not having to restore defaults. For some reason, when I unchecked the "Show All Folders" I was able to move by dragging the folders in QA.

    I still don't see the QA or Favorites in the left Navigation Pane but from the replies above I now know MS deleted them! Another expert move by the programming folks who make unnecessary changes without asking users first.

    I am now retired and so no longer chained to pc's and the MS OS so when I can save enough money I'm going to make the leap to Apple as all my children and other relatives have already done.

    Good luck in the future and thanks again for taking the time to reply!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-20T19:31:57+00:00

    As noted above, when Microsoft pushed Microsoft pushed this to my laptop: "2023-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5027231)" to my laptop, I could no longer re-order quick links. I tried this solution ("check the [show all folders] box, apply changes, then uncheck the box and apply changes again," and that worked! And like Mats Tengner said, Microsoft has some quality control issues.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-01T11:47:27+00:00

    Thanks, it worked, I think I wasn't holding the folder between two other folders, getting a "copy to..." !

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